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

Autor: Xun Hu, Westerhof, Roel J. M., Liping Wu, Dehua Dong, Chun-Zhu Li
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Zdroj: Green Chemistry; 2015, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p219-224, 6p
Abstrakt: In methanol 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfuryl alcohol (FA) can be selectively converted into methyl levulinate via acidcatalysis, 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index