Preparation of Zr nano catalysts and the application of amino acid transformation

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K22473
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0401:Materials engineering, chemical engineering, and related fields
• Research Institution: Hokkaido Research Organization
• Principal Investigator: Kondoh Hisaki 地方独立行政法人北海道立総合研究機構, 産業技術環境研究本部 工業試験場, 研究主任 (30884770)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 触媒化学 / 酸化物触媒 / 亜臨界・超臨界水 / バイオマス変換

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We reported on the results of carrying out a conversion reaction from amino acid, which can be obtained from not raw materials derived from petroleum but resources derived from biomass, into 2-pyrrolidone, that is the raw material of polyamide 4 used as bioplastic.
We studied that developing an environmentally conscious, safe, and economical process for amino acid transformation using water for the reaction field instead of feeding pressurized hydrogen gas.
As a result, the reaction proceeded further in conditions near to the critical point with the Zr nano catalyst.

Free Research Field

化学工学、触媒プロセス

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、未利用の天然物から得られるグルタミン酸を原料とした、生分解性プラスチックであるポリアミド４の合成原料（2-ピロリドン）の合成プロセスが開発された。本成果にかかる検討をさらに進めるとともに、日本の水産加工業や化成品産業などに技術移転し、それら産業の活性化や、国内での新産業創出を図る。