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Production of methyl ethyl ketone from biomass
using a hybrid biochemical/catalytic approach
Alisha Multer, Nathan McGraw, Keith Hohn, and Praveen Vadlani
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Production of methyl ethyl ketone from biomass using a hybrid
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7 Alisha Multer1, Nathan McGraw2, Keith Hohn2, and Praveen Vadlani2
8 (1) St. Edward’s University, Austin, TX 78704 (2) Kansas State University,
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12 Abstract
13 The recent demand for sustainable routes to fuels and chemicals has led to an increased
14 amount of research in conversion of natural resources. A potential approach for
15 conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals is to combine biochemical and chemical
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processes. This research used microbial fermentation to produce 2,3-butanediol, which
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18 was then converted to methyl ethyl ketone by dehydration over a solid acid catalyst. The
19 fermentation process was performed using the bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca (K.O). 2,3-
20 butanediol then dehydrated to form methyl ethyl ketone on a solid acid catalyst, the
21 proton form of ZSM-5, and heat. The goal was to determine the reaction kinetics of 2,3-
22 butanediol dehydration over ZSM-5, and to demonstrate the hybrid
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biochemical/thermochemical approach for synthesizing chemicals from biomass. It was
25 found that ZSM-5 produced methyl ethyl ketone with high selectivity (greater than 90%),
26 and could convert fermentative 2,3-butanediol to methyl ethyl ketone. The reaction order
27 of 2,3-butanediol dehydration was found to be slightly large than one, and an activation
28 energy of 32.3 kJ/mol was measured.
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31 Introduction
32 The recent demand for sustainable routes to fuels and chemicals has led to an increased
33 amount of research in conversion of natural resources. Fermentation can convert biomass
34 to a wide variety of products, frequently with high selectivity1. However, the reaction
35 rates are generally slow, and products are general highly dilute. Inorganic catalytic
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37 routes offer higher reaction rates because higher temperatures can be used; however,
38 product selectivity can be an issue.
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40 One potential approach for conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals is to combine
41 biochemical and thermochemical/catalytic processes. With this approach, a process can
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combine a fermentation route that gives high selectivity and productivity to a specific
44 product with an inorganic catalytic process to further upgrade this product. In this
45 contribution, the hybrid approach is applied to the synthesis of methyl ethyl ketone
46 (MEK) from biomass-derived carbohydrates. This process was chosen because methyl
47 ethyl ketone is a valuable chemical, with extensive use as a solvent and in painting and
48 coatings, because fermentation can produce high concentrations of 2,3-butanediol (2,3-
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53 2,3-BD production is an attractive microbial fermentation because it can produce 2,3-BD
54 at a high concentration2,3. Several bacterial species are known to produce 2,3-BD from
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pyruvate. Jansen et al.4 obtained a butanediol concentration of 12.63 g/l by fermentation
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8724. A maximum butanediol productivity of 1.35 g/l/h was obtained with an initial
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5 xylose concentration of 100 g/l, when different xylose concentrations varying from 5-150
6 g/l were used. Qureshi and Cheryan5 obtained a butanediol yield of 0.5 g/g of glucose
7 with a maximum butanediol concentration of 84.2 g/l using K. oxytoca ATCC 8724. In
8 two- step fed batch fermentation the concentration of butanediol obtained was 85.5 g/l.6
9 obtained a final butanediol concentration of 95.5 g/l with a yield and productivity of 0.48
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g/g of glucose and 1.71 g/l/h using K. oxytoca ME-UD-3 using a two stage agitation
12 speed control strategy under batch fermentation conditions. 2,3-BD synthesis occurs in
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15 2,3-BD produced via microbial fermentation can be further be converted to MEK by
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dehydration over an acid catalyst. Such a hybrid approach has been suggested earlier, for
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18 example by Tran and Chambers7. The chemistry of diol dehydration to a variety of
19 products has been extensively studied8-11, and has been reviewed12. The number of
20 studies looking specifically at 2,3-BD is fewer. Tran and Chambers studied the
21 dehydration of fermentative 2,3-BD over sulfonic acid-containing alumina and silica-
22 alumina catalysts. These researchers reported high conversion and selectivity, but noted
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catalyst deactivation that they attributed to loss of sulfonic acid groups. Emerson and
25 coworkers studied dehydration 2,3-BD to MEK using sulfuric acid and used fermentation
26 broth in a limited number of experiments13. They reported that MEK was produced from
27 fermentation broth, but measured a slower reaction rate. This paper further describes the
28 reaction kinetics of 2,3-BD dehydration, measuring first-order kinetics in 2,3-BD. Bucsi
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et al. studied the dehydration of diols, including 2,3-BD, over Nafion and NaHX zeolites
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32 products14. Torok and coworkers studied the catalytic dehydration of 2,3-BD and other
33 diols over heteropolyacids15. Manitto and coworkers studied dehydration of 2,3-BD
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38 While these previous studies provide some information on 2,3-BD dehydration, they are
39 generally lacking in detailed reaction kinetics, particularly for solid acid catalysts. In
40 addition, only a limited number of solid acid catalysts have been studied, some of which
41 were not found to be stable. This paper seeks to extend the body of knowledge on a
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hybrid fermentation/catalytic approach for producing MEK from biomass. Towards this
44 goal, fermentation using Klebsiella oxytoca (K.O) is used to convert sugars to 2,3-
45 butanediol(2,3-BD). 2,3-BD is then catalytically dehydrated over a solid acid catalyst
46 (the proton form of ZSM-5, HZSM-5). The reaction kinetics of 2,3-BD on HZSM-5 are
47 measured, and the activity of HZSM-5 for dehydration of 2,3-BD found in fermentation
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5 5%(w/v) in the fermentor. Klebsiella oxytoca (ATCC# 8724) was inoculated in 500 ml
6 growth media consisting of 10 g L-1 peptone, 5 g L-1 sodium chloride, and 3 g L-1 beef
7 extract. Inoculum was incubated at 37 °C and agitated at 130 rpm for 24 hours. The 3.5
8 liters fermentation media consisted of 2 g L-1 KH2PO4, 13.7 g L-1 K2HPO4, 3.3 g L-1
9 (NH4)2HPO4, 6.6 g L-1 (NH4)2SO4, 0.25 g L-1 MgSO4 · 7H2O, 0.05 g L-1 FeSO4 ·
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12 g L-1 EDTA. After sterilization, the vessel was cooled, the glucose solution and 500 ml
13 inoculum were added, and the fermentation was initiated. Concentrated sodium
14 hydroxide (3 molar) was used to maintain pH around 5.2-5.3. Samples were collected at
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centrifuging 10 ml samples and collecting pellets. Pellets were then dried at 80 °C and
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20 Concentrations of sugars and butanediol in the fermentation broth were estimated using
21 HPLC with RID detector and phenomenex monosaccharide column. Degassed MilliQ
22 water was used as the mobile phase with a flow rate at 0.6 ml/min. The column and RID
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temperatures were set at 83oC and 60oC, respectively. Samples were diluted 1:1 with
25 deionized water and passed through a filter before analysis. Samples were measured
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34 Reaction kinetics of the dehydration of 2,3-butanediol to methyl ethyl ketone of HSZM-5
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37 An aqueous solution of 2,3-BD (Fisher Scientific, mixture of racemic and meso, 98%)
38 were pumped to the reactor using a Valco Series M liquid-handling pump. The reactant
39 was fed to a steel reactor where the catalysts (proton form of ZSM-5, HZSM-5, Zeolyst
40 International, Si/Al=50/50) was held in place by quartz wool on top of a wire mesh. The
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20 not shown). 2,3-butanediol yield from total glucose consumed is about 0.63 g/g. Further,
21 the initial batch fermentation was completed by 37 hours resulting in 1.1 g/l/hr
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37 The activity of ZSM-5 for dehydration of fermentative 2,3-BD was tested by pumping
38 fermentation broth through the catalyst bed. The concentration of the broth was
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40 analyze the product. From this measure, the 2,3-BD concentration was only 2.63 g/L
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14 Emerson reported MEK yields of over 90%, where their yield is equivalent to selectivity
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22 HZSM-5 is an active and selective catalyst for dehydration of 2,3-butanediol, and can be
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25 to methyl ethyl ketone was produced on HZSM-5, with 2-methyl propanal as the only
26 other product detected. Dehydration kinetics were found to depend on 2,3-butanediol
27 concentration with a slightly higher reaction order than one (1.22). The activation energy
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33 Support for Alisha Multer from an NSF REU site grant (NSF EEC#0851799) is
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38 This submission is dedicated to L.T. Fan, Distinguished Professor of Chemical
39 Engineering at Kansas State University. L.T.’s contributions in the field of biochemical
40 and reaction engineering are an inspiration, and the authors feel fortunate to have had the
41 opportunity to work with and learn from L.T.
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