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- Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is a widely used solvent, and this study presents a new, efficient way to synthesize it from biomass-derived levulinic acid using potassium persulfate and silver nitrate.
- The research explores the roles of these reagents and identifies additional silver species formed during the reaction, confirmed by techniques like X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.
- A proposed mechanism for the synthesis involves generating sulfate radicals from potassium persulfate, leading to a remarkably high levulinic acid conversion of 97.9% and a MEK yield of 86.6%, exceeding previous findings in the field.
Article Abstract
Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) is among the most extensively utilized solvents in various industrial applications. In this study, we present a highly efficient synthesis route for MEK via the decarboxylation of biomass-derived levulinic acid, using potassium persulfate (KSO) and silver nitrate (AgNO) as key reagents. The specific roles of AgNO and KSO were thoroughly investigated. Additional silver species, such as AgO and AgO, were also detected during the reaction. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses provided evidence of the evolution of solid phases throughout the reaction. Based on these findings, we propose a radical decarboxylation mechanism initiated by the generation of sulfate radicals (SO•⁻) through the catalytic breakdown of KSO by AgNO. This mechanistic understanding, combined with a parametric study, enabled us to achieve an unprecedented level of levulinic acid conversion (97.9%) and MEK yield (86.6%) with this system, surpassing all previously reported results in the literature.
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