Highly efficient and selective CO2-adjunctive dehydration of xylose to furfural in aqueous media with THF. Issue 8 (10th February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Morais, Ana Rita C.; Bogel-Lukasik, Rafal
• Is Part Of: Green chemistry. Volume 18:Issue 8(2016)
• Page Start: 2331
• Page End: 2334
• Publication Date: 2016-02-10
• Subjects: Environmental chemistry -- Industrial applications -- Periodicals; Environmental management -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1039/c5gc02863a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-9262

Abstract

Abstract : The selective dehydration of xylose into furfural using high-pressure CO2 as an effective and more sustainable catalyst in an H2 O/THF system is reported for the first time. Abstract : The selective dehydration of xylose into furfural using high-pressure CO2 as an effective and more sustainable catalyst in an H2 O/THF system is reported for the first time. The conversion ofd -xylose into furfural above 83 mol% with a furfural yield of 70 mol% and a selectivity of 84% was achieved with only 50 bar of CO2 pressure within 1 hour at 180 °C.