Sustainable catalytic route to limonene from renewable 1,8-cineole: Fe–Al 2 O 3 driven conversion and process optimisation

Key Points

• To develop a sustainable method for converting 1,8-cineole into limonene using Fe–Al2O3 catalysts.
• Utilized Fe–Al2O3 as a catalyst for vapour-phase reactions
• Focused on optimizing acid-redox surface sites
• Conducted experiments to achieve high selectivity in product formation
• Successfully converted renewable 1,8-cineole to limonene with high selectivity
• Demonstrated tunability of acid-redox characteristics for improved efficiency
• Established feasibility of a sustainable route for limonene synthesis