Transformation of Sorbitol to Biofuels by Heterogeneous
          Catalysis: Chemical and Industrial Considerations

Lea Vilcocq; A. Cabiac; C. Especel; E. Guillon; D. Duprez

Transformation of Sorbitol to Biofuels by Heterogeneous Catalysis: Chemical and Industrial Considerations

Lea Vilcocq ¹ A. Cabiac ^{1, *} C. Especel ² E. Guillon ¹ D. Duprez ²

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2 IC2MP - Institut de Chimie des Milieux et Matériaux de Poitiers

Abstract : Decreasing oil supplies and increasing energy demand provide incentives to find alternative fuels. First, the valorisation of edible crops for ethanol and biodiesel production led to first generation biofuels. Nowadays, research is focused on lignocellulosic biomass as a source of renewable carbon (second generation biofuels). Whereas the cellulosic ethanol production is in progress, a new way consisting of the transformation of ex-lignocellulose sugars and polyols towards light hydrocarbons by heterogeneous catalysis in aqueous phase has been recently described.This process is performed under mild conditions (T < 300 °C and P < 50 bar). It requires on one hand hydrogen formation by catalytic reforming of carbohydrates in aqueous phase and on the other hand, the dehydration/hydrogenation of polyols leading to alkanes by selective C-O bond cleavages. The challenge here is to conceive multifunctional catalytic systems that are stable, active and selective under the reaction conditions.The aim of this article is to present the involved reactions, the catalytic systems described in literature for that kind of transformation and examples of industrial applications.

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