Table 4. Literature Review of Methyl Lactate Yield from Glucose and Sucrose at 160 °C Using Heterogeneous Catalysts.
| catalyst | ML yield
(%) |
ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| with glucose | with sucrose | ||
| Sn-beta | 43.0 | 64.0 | (22) |
| Sn-MWW | 49.0 | 55.0 | (13) |
| Rb-Sn-beta | 67.0 | (24) | |
| hierarchical Sn-beta | 52.5 | 72.1 | (26) |
| Sn-beta-WO3 | 52.0 | 60.0 | (27) |
| Sn-beta-H | 52.0 | 69.0 | (29) |
| In-Sn-Beta zeolite | 53.0a | (37) | |
| Zn-Sn-Beta zeolite | 57.2b | (38) | |
| Sn-MCM-41 | 46.5 | 56.5 | this work |
| Sn-In-MCM-41 | 69.4 | 73.9 | this work |
a
Yield to lactic acid.
b
Temperature: 150 °C.