Efficient and environmental-friendly dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural in water under high pressure of CO 2
To develop reaction systems of chemical conversion of biomass, fructose was heated in an aqueous medium under pressurized CO 2 , which caused in situ generation of carbonic acid. It gave 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) as a dehydration product in good yields. The maximum yield of HMF was 92% in the...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://repository.tue.nl/899247 |
| Summary: | To develop reaction systems of chemical conversion of biomass, fructose was heated in an aqueous medium under pressurized CO 2 , which caused in situ generation of carbonic acid. It gave 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) as a dehydration product in good yields. The maximum yield of HMF was 92% in the reaction at 90 °C under 7.0 MPa of CO 2 for 168 h. The reaction proceeded in the absence of any other reagents such as non-volatile acids, organic solvents, inorganic, and organic salts. It means green, environmental-friendly, and efficient process was achieved for production of HMF. |
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