Fused-ring alkane fuel and photocatalytic preparation process thereof
申请人:TIANJIN UNIVERSITY
公开号:US20200181040A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-11
A process for preparing a fused-ring alkane fuel, wherein the fused-ring alkane fuel has the following structure:
wherein n is 1 or 2; R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
and R
5
are H or —CH
3
or —CH
2
CH
3
;
the fused-ring alkane fuel has a density of greater than 0.870 g/cm
3
, a freezing point of not higher than −50° C., and a net mass heat value of not less than 42.0 MJ/kg; the process for preparing a fused-ring alkane fuel, wherein the process includes steps of: (1) in a presence of ultraviolet light and a photocatalyst, a Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction between a substituted or unsubstituted cyclic enone and a substituted or unsubstituted furan molecule occurs to produce a fuel precursor molecule:
(2) the fuel precursor molecule obtained in the step (1) is subjected to hydrodeoxygenation to produce the fused-ring alkane fuel.
Industrially advantageous processes for producing a 2-alkyl-2-cyclopentenone in high yields starting from a 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclopentanone or a 2-alkylidenecyclopentanone, which are obtainable from a cyclopentanone and a carbonyl compound. A 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclopentanone represented by the following general formula (1):
1
(wherein R
1
, R
2
, R
3
, R
4
, R
5
, R
6
and R
7
each independently represents hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may have one or more substituents or an aromatic group which may have one or more substituents, and each of (1) R
6
or R
7
with R
3
and (2) R
6
or R
7
with R
4
or R
5
may be together combined to form a ring which may have a double bond) is subjected to dehydrative isomerization in the presence of a bromine compound and/or an iodine compound.
Industrially advantageous processes for producing a 2-alkyl-2-cyclopentenone in high yields starting from a 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclopentanone or a 2-alkylidenecyclopentanone, which are obtainable from a cyclopentanone and a carbonyl compound. A 2-(1-hydroxyalkyl)cyclopentanone represented by the following general formula (1):
is subjected to dehydrative isomerization or a 2- alkylidenecyclopentanone represented by the following general formula (3):
is isomerized. Both reactions take place in the presence of a bromine compound and/or an iodine compound.
In the above formulae, R1-R7 have the meanings given in the description.
Provided herein are methods for producing cyclic and acyclic ketones from trimerization and dimerization of alkyl ketones, including for example methyl ketones. Such cyclic and acyclic ketones may be suitable for use as fuel and lubricant precursors, and may be hydrodeoxygenated to form their corresponding cycloalkanes and alkanes. Such cycloalkanes and alkanes may be suitable for use as fuels, including jet fuels, and lubricants.