Method for preparing furfural by using chitin solid acid catalyst
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of solid acid catalysis, and particularly relates to a method for preparing biomass-based solid acid by using waste carapace and converting hemicellulose in biomass into furfural by a one-step method.
Background
Furfural is one of furan ring system derivatives, is an aromatic aldehyde, has active chemical properties, and can be used for preparing a plurality of derivatives through oxidation, reduction, condensation and other reactions, so that the furfural is widely applied to the fields of synthetic plastics, medicines, pesticides, spices, antisepsis, foods and the like. The industrial production of furfural mainly uses biomass rich in hemicellulose as a raw material, the hemicellulose is mainly a polymer mainly composed of pentose, the hemicellulose is hydrolyzed into xylose by homogeneous acid catalysis, and furfural is obtained by further dehydration, and the reaction formula is shown in fig. 13.
The biomass raw materials for producing furfural are abundant, and the large-quantity and cheap agricultural and forestry wastes such as bagasse, corncobs and straws can be used as the raw materials. The acid catalyst is an important factor for converting hemicellulose in the biomass into furfural and influencing the furfural yield. At present, liquid inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid and the like are mainly adopted as acid catalysts for industrially producing furfural, the yield is generally low (30-50%), a large amount of waste residues, high-content COD waste liquid and SO2 waste gas are generated to cause serious environmental pollution, and the liquid acids are difficult to recycle.
The solid acid has the advantages of safety, small corrosivity, easy separation and recovery from a system, recycling and the like, has great application potential in the aspect of a novel environment-friendly production process, and has the tendency of gradually replacing the traditional liquid acid catalyst. The development of a solid acid catalyst which is rich in resources, low in price and high in efficiency is a hot point of attention. The existing solid acid catalysts such as transition metal oxides, ion exchange resins, molecular sieves and the like are usually utilized as non-renewable raw materials. Liujiafeng et al reviewed the reaction mechanism of catalytic furfural production from biomass and xylose as raw materials and the research progress of furfural production using different solid acid catalysts and reaction solvent systems in the article "influence of solid acid and two-phase reaction system on furfural production" ("New energy Advance" 2018(006) 003). Solid acids mentioned are molecular sieves, carbon-based solid acids, such as ZSM-5, H-beta zeolite, metal solid acids, resins, carbon-based solid acids, such as benzenesulfonic acid graphene oxide.
Waste crustae is an important biomass including shrimp shells, crab shells and the like, and the worldwide production amount is about 800 ten thousand tons each year. Disposal of waste crustae as a by-product of fishery aquaculture is also a currently outstanding problem. The crust mainly comprises chitin, protein, calcium and the like, has a certain biological and chemical structure, and can be prepared into an excellent solid acid catalyst through proper processing. In the fine chemical industry (08 th 2019), in the text of 'synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by catalyzing fructose with chitosan-based solid acid', such as Yansha, chitosan is used as a raw material, a one-step hydrothermal carbonization and sulfonation method is adopted to synthesize a chitosan-based solid acid material (CASA), the chitosan-based solid acid material is used for catalyzing dehydration of fructose to synthesize 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) under the solvent-free condition, the influence of the dosage of a catalyst, the reaction temperature, the reaction time and the recycling frequency of the catalyst on the dehydration reaction is examined, and the catalytic performance of the chitosan-based solid acid material is compared with that of a chitin-based solid acid material (CISA). The result shows that the CASA material contains a large number of surface strong acid sites, so that the catalytic performance of the CASA material is more outstanding than that of the CISA material; when m (fructose) is 6: 1 and m (CASA) is reacted at 120 ℃ for 5 hours, the yield of 5-HMF is up to 63.2 percent, and CASA can be repeatedly used for 4 times without obvious inactivation. However, the study was directed to the production of 5-hydroxyfurfural using fructose. The invention patent application with the application number of CN201510631597.4, applied by Tianjin university of industry, discloses a method for preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by degrading chitosan/chitin under the catalysis of solid acid, which comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps of taking chitosan/chitin as a raw material, respectively taking a mixed solution of pure water and water/dimethyl sulfoxide as a reaction medium, adding a certain amount of catalyst, reacting for a period of time at constant temperature in a hydrothermal reaction kettle, and preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, wherein the catalyst is solid acid and is used for heterogeneous catalytic conversion of chitosan/chitin in a system.
However, no report is available on the preparation of solid acid from waste carapace as a raw material and the application of the solid acid in catalyzing biomass to produce furfural.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the invention aims to provide a method for preparing furfural by using a shell solid acid catalyst, a method for preparing a solid acid catalyst by using renewable resource waste shells and using the solid acid catalyst for catalyzing biomass to produce furfural, which solves the problem of treatment of the waste shells, and has the advantages of simple process, easy control and high furfural yield.
In order to achieve the purpose of the invention, the technical scheme adopted by the invention is as follows:
a method for preparing furfural by using a chitin solid acid catalyst comprises the following steps:
firstly, preparing a chitin solid acid catalyst by using waste carapace, wherein the solid acid catalyst is prepared by using the waste carapace as a raw material through acid treatment or alkali treatment, precipitation, impregnation and roasting, and specifically comprises the following steps:
(1) crushing the waste carapace, performing acid treatment or alkali treatment, washing to neutrality and drying;
(2) adding the processed carapace into a stannic chloride ethanol solution for full mixing, adjusting the pH value with ammonia water to generate a precipitate, separating and drying the precipitate; the concentration of the stannic chloride ethanol solution is 2.5 mg/mL;
(3) and (3) soaking the dried precipitate in a sulfuric acid solution, filtering and drying, and then putting the precipitate into a muffle furnace to be roasted at high temperature to obtain a solid, namely the chitin solid acid catalyst.
Step two: converting biomass containing hemicellulose by using a chitin solid acid catalyst one-step method to prepare furfural, and comprising the following steps:
(1) crushing biomass containing hemicellulose to 60-80 meshes, placing the biomass in a reaction kettle, adding a chitosan solid acid catalyst with the mass fraction of 0.3-3.6% of biomass powder, adding choline chloride-ethylene glycol and water with the volume ratio of 0:100-40:60 (not taking 0 point), and reacting for 5min-1h at 160-180 ℃.
The biomass containing hemicellulose is crop straws such as corn straws, wheat straws and the like.
After alkali treatment is carried out on the crushed waste carapace, when the volume ratio of choline chloride-glycol to water is 10:90, the yield of furfural is the maximum; and the yield of the furfural is the maximum when the volume ratio of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water is 20:80 after the crushed waste crusta is subjected to acid treatment.
(2) After the reaction is finished, cooling and filtering, wherein the filter residue is a chitin solid acid catalyst, the filtrate is analyzed by HPLC, and the filter residue obtained after filtering can be directly recycled or separated, washed by water, dried and stored for later use.
Has the advantages that: compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:
(1) the invention utilizes the shell solid acid catalyst prepared by waste shells to effectively catalyze the conversion of hemicellulose in biomass into furfural, and the yield of furfural can be improved to more than 60%. And the method is easy to recycle and reuse, solves the defect that the traditional liquid inorganic acid is difficult to separate and recycle, and reduces the treatment cost of the subsequent extraction waste liquid.
(2) The invention takes the waste carapace as the raw material to prepare the carapace solid acid catalyst, has rich and reproducible raw material sources, simple process and easy mass production, and reduces the energy consumption and pollution of the production.
(3) The chitin solid acid catalyst is repeatedly used for 6 times without obvious inactivation. The replacement frequency of the solid acid catalyst is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.
Drawings
FIG. 1 is a FT-IR diagram of the spent alkali-treated crustae of the present invention (a) and a solid acid catalyst prepared from the spent alkali-treated crustae (b);
FIG. 2 is an XRD pattern of the spent alkali-treated crustae of the present invention (a) and a solid acid catalyst prepared from the spent alkali-treated crustae (b);
FIG. 3 is a graph showing the effect of different volume ratios of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water on furfural yield of a solid acid catalyst prepared by treating waste carapace with alkali in the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a graph showing the effect of different equivalent weights of solid acid catalyst prepared from alkali-treated waste carapace on furfural yield in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a graph of the effect of different conversion temperatures on furfural yield of a solid acid catalyst prepared by treating waste carapace with alkali in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a graph showing the effect of the number of times the solid acid catalyst prepared by treating waste crustaceans with alkali has been used on the furfural yield in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a FT-IR diagram of the acid treated waste crustacean (a) and the solid acid catalyst prepared from the acid treated waste crustacean (b) of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is an XRD pattern of the acid treated waste crustae of the present invention (a) and a solid acid catalyst prepared from the acid treated waste crustae (b);
FIG. 9 is a graph of the effect of different volume ratios of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water on furfural yield of the solid acid catalyst prepared from acid treatment of waste crustaceans in the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a graph showing the effect of different equivalent weights of solid acid catalyst prepared from acid treatment of waste crustae on furfural yield in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 11 is a graph of the effect of different conversion temperatures on furfural yield of a solid acid catalyst prepared by acid treatment of waste crustaceans in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 12 is a graph showing the effect of the number of times the solid acid catalyst is used to prepare acid crust on the furfural yield in the present invention;
fig. 13 is a flow chart of the conventional furfural industrial production.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be further described with reference to specific examples for the purpose of understanding the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the examples are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention and should not be construed as specifically limiting the present invention. In the field of the invention, the following description of the invention can be made based on different forms of changes and modifications, all of which are within the spirit and principle of the invention, and all changes, equivalents and improvements made within the scope of the invention are included in the claims.
Example 1: preparation of chitin solid acid catalyst by using waste chitin
(1) Alkali treatment of the waste shrimp shells: crushing the waste shrimp shell powder to 60-200 meshes, soaking 50g of the shrimp shell powder in 300mL of 1M sodium hydroxide solution, and stirring at room temperature for 3 h. Filtering the alkali-treated shrimp shell powder, washing with water to neutrality, putting into a 70 ℃ oven, and drying to obtain the alkali-treated shrimp shell. The alkali-treated shrimp shells are characterized by FT-IR and XRD, the FT-IR pattern is shown in figure 1a, and the XRD pattern is shown in figure 2 a.
(2) Taking 4.2g of alkali-treated shrimp shell and adding 1.94g of SnCl4·5H2O80 mL of ethanol (concentration 2.5mg/mL) was thoroughly stirred, then the pH of the solution was adjusted to 6 with 25% aqueous ammonia, and the resulting colloidal solution was placed in an oven at 70 ℃ and dried for 48 hours, and then dried at 90 ℃ for 48 hours to obtain a solid powder.
(3) And 4g of the obtained solid powder is taken and soaked in 60mL of 0.5M sulfuric acid, the solid powder is filtered after 3h, the filter cake is dried for 12h at the temperature of 90 ℃, and then the filter cake is placed in a muffle furnace for roasting at the temperature of 550 ℃ for 4h, so that the solid acid catalyst prepared based on the alkali-treated shrimp shell is obtained. The alkali-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst is characterized by FT-IR and XRD, the FT-IR figure is shown in figure 1b, and the XRD figure is shown in figure 2 b.
Example 2: preparation of furfural by using corn straw as chitin solid acid catalyst
(1) Drying corn stalk at 70 deg.C to constant weight, and pulverizing to 60-80 mesh.
(2) Weighing 3g of corn straw powder, placing the corn straw powder in a 100mL reaction kettle, adding 40mL of choline chloride-ethylene glycol (a deep eutectic solvent synthesized by choline chloride and ethylene glycol and purchased from Shanghai Chengjie chemical Co., Ltd.), water (0:100-40:60, v: v) and the alkali-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst (0-3.6 wt%) obtained in example 1, magnetically stirring at 500rpm, and reacting at 180 ℃ for 5-60 min. After the reaction is finished, cooling to room temperature by water cooling, and opening the reaction kettle. And filtering and separating solid and liquid, wherein the solid is a catalyst, and the liquid is a reaction liquid containing furfural. The furfural content was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The solid acid catalyst can be directly recycled, or after separation, washed with water, dried and stored for later use. As shown in fig. 6, the furfural yield decreased by 12.2% after 6 times of reuse of the solid acid catalyst.
(3) Technological parameter investigation:
(a) when the volume ratio of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water is adjusted, the yield change of the conversion of hemicellulose in the corn straw into furfural by the solid acid is shown in fig. 3, and it can be seen that when the volume ratio of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water is 10:90, the yield of furfural is the maximum and is 52.4%.
(b) When the equivalent of the solid acid catalyst for alkali treatment of the shrimp shells is adjusted, the yield change condition of converting hemicellulose in the corn straws into furfural by solid acid catalysis is shown in fig. 4, and it can be known that the yield of furfural is the maximum when the equivalent of the solid acid catalyst for alkali treatment of the shrimp shells is 0.6 wt%.
(c) When the reaction temperature is adjusted, the yield change condition of the conversion of hemicellulose in the corn straws into furfural by solid acid catalysis is shown in fig. 5, and it can be known that the yield of furfural is the maximum when the temperature is 170 ℃ and the reaction is carried out for 30 min.
Example 3: preparation of chitin solid acid catalyst by using waste chitin
(1) Acid treatment of waste shrimp shells: crushing the waste shrimp shell powder to 60-200 meshes, soaking 50g of the shrimp shell powder in 300mL of 0.5M sulfuric acid solution, and stirring at room temperature for 3 hours. Filtering the acid-treated shrimp shell powder, washing the shrimp shell powder with water to be neutral, putting the shrimp shell powder into a 70 ℃ oven, and drying the shrimp shell powder for 24 hours to obtain the acid-treated shrimp shell. The acid treated shrimp shells were characterized by FT-IR and XRD, with the FT-IR pattern shown in FIG. 7a and the XRD pattern shown in FIG. 8 a.
(2) 4.2g of acid-treated shrimp shell was placed in a container containing 1.94g of SnCl4·5H2Stirring O80 mL of ethanol fully, then adjusting the pH value of the solution to 6 by using 25% ammonia water, placing the colloidal solution in a 70 ℃ oven, drying for 48h, and then drying for 48h at 90 ℃ to obtain solid powder.
(3) And 4g of the obtained solid powder is taken and soaked in 60mL of 0.5M sulfuric acid, the filtration is carried out after 3h, the filter cake is dried for 12h at the temperature of 90 ℃, and then the filter cake is placed in a muffle furnace for roasting at the temperature of 550 ℃ for 4h, so that the solid acid catalyst prepared based on the acid-treated shrimp shell is obtained. The acid-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst is characterized by FT-IR and XRD, the FT-IR figure is shown in figure 7b, and the XRD figure is shown in figure 8 b.
Example 4: preparation of furfural by using corn straw as chitin solid acid catalyst
(1) Drying corn stalk at 70 deg.C to constant weight, and pulverizing to 60-80 mesh.
(2) Weighing 3g of corn straw powder, placing the corn straw powder into a 100mL reaction kettle, adding 40mL of choline chloride-ethylene glycol and water (0:100-50:50, v: v) and the acid-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst (0-3.6 wt%) obtained in example 3, magnetically stirring at 500rpm, and reacting at 180 ℃ for 5-60 min. After the reaction is finished, cooling to room temperature by water cooling, and opening the reaction kettle. And filtering and separating solid and liquid, wherein the solid is a catalyst, and the liquid is a reaction liquid containing furfural. The furfural content was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. The solid acid catalyst can be directly recycled, or after separation, washed with water, dried and stored for later use. As shown in fig. 12, the solid acid catalyst was reused in example 4, and furfural yield decreased by 13.6% after 6 times of reuse.
(3) Technological parameter investigation:
(a) when the volume ratio of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water is adjusted, the yield change condition of the solid acid catalysis of the conversion of hemicellulose in the corn stalks into furfural is shown in fig. 9, and it can be known that when the volume ratio of choline chloride-ethylene glycol to water is 20:80, the yield of furfural is the maximum and is 62.3%.
(b) When the equivalent of the acid-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst is adjusted, the yield of the furfural obtained by converting hemicellulose in the corn straw into the furfural through the solid acid catalysis is changed as shown in fig. 10, and it can be seen that the yield of the furfural is the largest when the equivalent of the acid-treated shrimp shell solid acid catalyst is 0.6 wt%.
(c) When the reaction temperature is adjusted, the yield change condition of the conversion of hemicellulose in the corn straws into furfural by solid acid catalysis is shown in fig. 11, and it can be known that the yield of furfural is the maximum when the temperature is 170 ℃ and the reaction time is 20 min.
The above description is only an example of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all methods described in the present specification or other related fields directly or indirectly can be used in the present invention.