The present invention discloses a
liquid fuel and production process thereof, the
liquid fuel comprises dialkyl carbonates with the
structural formula ofwherein R and R′ are same or different, and R and R′ are selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 linear chain
alkyl, C3-C8 branched chain
alkyl, C3-C8 naphthene base and
alkyl containing
furan ring. The process of the production of the
liquid fuel comprises the steps of: performing a
cycloaddition reaction between 2-methyl
tetrahydrofuran produced by hydrogenation from
furfural which is a
biomass derivative and
carbon dioxide to produce a cyclic
carbonate (i.e. 1,4-pentanediol
carbonate), then performing an ester exchange reaction between the cyclic
carbonate and monohydric
alcohol to produce the dialkyl carbonate. The liquid fuel produced by the present invention is clean, safe and biodegradable; it is compatible with advantages of conventional fossil-based liquid fuels and biological liquid fuels and with a wide range of applications, the process provides a new way for industrial production of the dialkyl carbonate and efficient and comprehensive utilization of
biomass resources, the economic and social benefit is remarkable. The present invention discloses a liquid fuel and production process thereof, the liquid fuel comprises dialkyl carbonates with the
structural formula ofwherein R and R′ are same or different, and R and R′ are selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 linear chain alkyl, C3-C8 branched chain alkyl, C3-C8 naphthene base and alkyl containing
furan ring. The process of the production of the liquid fuel comprises the steps of: performing a
cycloaddition reaction between 2-methyl
tetrahydrofuran produced by hydrogenation from
furfural which is a
biomass derivative and
carbon dioxide to produce a cyclic carbonate (i.e. 1,4-pentanediol carbonate), then performing an ester exchange reaction between the cyclic carbonate and monohydric
alcohol to produce the dialkyl carbonate. The liquid fuel produced is clean, safe and biodegradable, and the process provides a new way for industrial production of the dialkyl carbonate with remarkable economic and social benefit.