title: Continuous Flow Metathesis for Direct Valorization of Food Waste: An Example of Cocoa Butter Triglyceride.
abstract: The direct chemical conversion of cocoa butter triglycerides, a material available as a postmanufacture waste stream from the food industry, to 1-decene by way of ethenolysis is reported. The conversion of the raw waste material was made possible by use of 1 mol % of the [RuCl2(iBu-phoban)2(3-phenylindenyl)] catalyst. The process has been investigated in both batch and flow conditions, where the latter approach employs a Teflon AF-2400 tube-in-tube gas-liquid membrane contactor to deliver ethylene to the reaction system. These preliminary studies culminate in a continuous processing system, which maintained a constant output over a 150 min period tested.
authors: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University , Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany ; Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 3RA, United Kingdom.
authors: Christiane
authors: C
authors: Schotten
authors: School of Engineering, University of Warwick , Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
authors: Dorota
authors: D
authors: Plaza
authors: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews , St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.
authors: Simone
authors: S
authors: Manzini
authors: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews , St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom.
authors: Steven P
authors: SP
authors: Nolan
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
authors: Steven V
authors: SV
authors: Ley
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
authors: Duncan L
authors: DL
authors: Browne
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB2 3RA, United Kingdom.
authors: Alexei
authors: A
authors: Lapkin
keywords: Flow chemistry; Food waste; Green chemistry; Metathesis; Triglycerides; Valorization