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USE OF IONIC LIQUIDS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL FROM RENEWABLE BIOMASS

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USE OF IONIC LIQUIDS TO IMPROVE THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL FROM RENEWABLE BIOMASS

Shengdong Zhu, Yanjie Tong, Yezi Lv, Yuanxin Wu

Abstract


Based on its rich chemistry and broadly available raw material sources, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has become one of the most promising platform compounds for chemicals and biofuels from renewable biomass, and its production has drawn much attention in recent years. However, it is currently still facing significant technical challenges to make it economically feasible in an industrial scale. Use of ionic liquids has provided a potential alternative to address such challenges. Some studies have shown that the use of ionic liquids and suitable catalysts can inhibit side reactions and decrease the formation of by-products, thus improving selectivity and yield during conversion of renewable biomass to HMF. Moreover, the use of ionic liquids also simplifies the HMF production procedures from crude biomass in a one-pot process.

Keywords


Hydroxymethylfurfural; Plantform compound; Chemicals & biofuels; Renewable biomass

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