Cascade Conversion of Biomass Platform Chemicals with Multifunctional Zeolitic Materials

该项目的目的是开发明确的，多功能的，具有Bronsted酸，Lewis酸和碱性位点的沸石材料，能够影响生物质平台分子的级联反应。阐明不同催化组分的性质和位置如何影响整体催化功能，将为未来的催化剂设计提供结构功能模型。不同催化功能的位置将通过合理的合成方法如有机金属接枝来控制。选择生物衍生的平台分子，如乙醇和乙酸的多步骤转化，将探索使用间歇和流动反应器。

The aim of the project is to develop well defined, multifunctional, zeolitic materials bearing Bronsted acid, Lewis acid and basic sites that are able to effect cascade reactions of biomass platform molecules. Elucidating how the nature and location of the differing catalytic components affects the overall catalytic function will provide structure function models for future catalyst design. The location of the disparate catalytic functionalities will be controlled via rationalised synthetic approaches such as organometallic grafting. The multistep conversion of selected bio-derived platform molecules, such as ethanol and acetic acid, will be explored using both batch and flow reactors.