Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent†
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 wate...
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| author | Hu, Xun Westerhof, Roel Wu, Liping Dong, Dehua Li, Chun-Zhu |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-116182017-09-13T14:56:50Z Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† Hu, Xun Westerhof, Roel Wu, Liping Dong, Dehua Li, Chun-Zhu 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. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11618 10.1039/c4gc01826e The Royal Society of Chemistry restricted |
| spellingShingle | Hu, Xun Westerhof, Roel Wu, Liping Dong, Dehua Li, Chun-Zhu Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title | Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title_full | Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title_fullStr | Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title_full_unstemmed | Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title_short | Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| title_sort | upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent† |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11618 |