Furfural Production from d-Xylose and Xylan by Using Stable Nafion NR50 and NaCl in a Microwave-Assisted Biphasic Reaction

Autor: Sarah Le Guenic, David Gergela, Claire Ceballos, Frederic Delbecq, Christophe Len
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 21, Iss 8, p 1102 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules21081102
Popis: Pentose dehydration and direct transformation of xylan into furfural were performed in a water-cyclopentyl methyl ether (CPME) biphasic system under microwave irradiation. Heated up between 170 and 190 °C in the presence of Nafion NR50 and NaCl, d-xylose, l-arabinose and xylan gave furfural with maximum yields of 80%, 42% and 55%, respectively. The influence of temperature and reaction time on the reaction kinetics was discussed. This study was also completed by the survey of different reactant ratios, such as organic layer-water or catalyst-inorganic salt ratios. The exchange between proton and cation induced by an excess of NaCl was monitored, and a synergetic effect between the remaining protons and the released HCl was also discovered.
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