Issue 23, 2019

Tailor-made biofuel 2-butyltetrahydrofuran from the continuous flow hydrogenation and deoxygenation of furfuralacetone

Abstract

In this work, we present the first continuous flow process to produce the tailored biofuel 2-butyltetrahydrofuran from renewable resources. In a two-step approach lignocellulose-derived furfuralacetone is first hydrogenated and then deoxygenated over commercial catalysts to form the desired product. Both reactions were studied independently in batch conditions. The transition to a continuous flow system was done and various parameters were tested in the miniplant. Both reactions were performed in a two-reactor-concept approach to yield the desired 2-butyltetrahydrofuran in a high yield directly from furfuralacetone.

Graphical abstract: Tailor-made biofuel 2-butyltetrahydrofuran from the continuous flow hydrogenation and deoxygenation of furfuralacetone

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
23 jul 2019
Accepted
30 out 2019
First published
31 out 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Green Chem., 2019,21, 6299-6306

Tailor-made biofuel 2-butyltetrahydrofuran from the continuous flow hydrogenation and deoxygenation of furfuralacetone

M. Strohmann, A. Bordet, A. J. Vorholt and W. Leitner, Green Chem., 2019, 21, 6299 DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02555C

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