Oligo(amylene) from the reaction of fusel oil with zinc dihalide

Davis, Matthew C.; Prókai, László; Woodroffe, Josanne Dee

doi:10.1039/d0ra10386a

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“…For example, a recent study described the conversion of fusel alcohols, including isoamyl alcohol, into potential jet fuel surrogates through Lewis acid catalyzed dehydration and oligomerization [31,34]. Similar approaches, which leverage bioderived branched chain C5 platform chemicals, are currently being exploited for the production of next-generation sustainable aviation fuels [35]. Beyond fuels, isoamyl alcohol serves as a platform chemical for the synthesis of isopentyl acetate, resins, oils, natural flavors, cellulose acetate, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides.…”

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Recovery of Isoamyl Alcohol by Graphene Oxide Immobilized Membrane and Air-Sparged Membrane Distillation

Bhoumick,

Paul,

Roy

et al. 2024

Membranes

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Isoamyl alcohol is an important biomass fermentation product that can be used as a gasoline surrogate, jet fuel precursor, and platform molecule for the synthesis of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This study reports on the use of graphene oxide immobilized membra (GOIMs) for the recovery of isoamyl alcohol from an aqueous matrix. The separation was performed using air-sparged membrane distillation (ASMD). In contrast to a conventional PTFE membrane, which exhibited minimal separation, preferential adsorption on graphene oxide within GOIMs resulted in highly selective isoamyl alcohol separation. The separation factor reached 6.7, along with a flux as high as 1.12 kg/m2 h. Notably, the overall mass transfer coefficients indicated improvements with a GOIM. Optimization via response surfaces showed curvature effects for the separation factor due to the interaction effects. An empirical model was generated based on regression equations to predict the flux and separation factor. This study demonstrates the potential of GOIMs and ASMD for the efficient recovery of higher alcohols from aqueous solutions, highlighting the practical applications of these techniques for the production of biofuels and bioproducts.

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