One step conversion of monosaccharides into 1,3-butadiene via acetaldehyde

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K13754
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Green/Environmental chemistry
• Research Institution: Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Baba Toshihide 東京工業大学, 物質理工学院, 教授 (50165057)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 1,3-ブタジエン / エリスリトール / ソルビトール / タルク / リン酸水素ナトリウム

Outline of Final Research Achievements

1,3-Butadiene is produced in one-step from ethanol. According to this reaction, we expected that 1,3-butadiene is also produced in one-step from monosaccharides obtained from biomass. In this study, we prepared phosphate compounds, talc compounds, and zeolites as catalysts, and tried to synthesize 1,3-butadiene in a one-step from monosaccharide. As a result, we revealed that 1,3-butadiene is produced in one-step from sugar alcohols such as erythritol and sorbitol by using talc as a catalyst.

Free Research Field

触媒化学