Issue 1, 2015

Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent

Abstract

In methanol 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfuryl alcohol (FA) can be selectively converted into methyl levulinate via acid-catalysis, whereas in water polymerization dominates. The hydrogenation of HMF, furan and furfural with the exception of FA is much more selective in methanol than in water.

Graphical abstract: Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
20 Sept. 2014
Accepted
07 Okt. 2014
First published
07 Okt. 2014

Green Chem., 2015,17, 219-224

Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent

X. Hu, R. J. M. Westerhof, L. Wu, D. Dong and C. Li, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 219 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01826E

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