Chemoenzymatic synthesis of amino-esters as precursors of ammonium salt-based surfactants from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)
Carlos Moriana Herraiz, Karen S. Arias, María J. Climent, Sara Iborra, Avelino Corma
Abstract
Precursors of ammonium salt biosurfactants have been obtained from HMF by coupling cobalt-catalyzed reductive amination with selective bio-esterification using an immobilized lipase CALB. The process has been optimized in batch and flow reactors.
Topics & Concepts
5-hydroxymethylfurfuralSalt (chemistry)AmmoniumChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction