Abstract
5-(Ethoxymethyl)furfural (EMF) was produced from glucose in ethanol in a single reactor at 90 °C. The reaction proceeds via the isomerization of glucose to fructose with zeolite Sn-Beta, a Lewis acid catalyst. Fructose is converted to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, which is then etherified to EMF using a Brønsted acid catalyst, Amberlyst 131. An EMF yield of 31% was achieved.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5364-5366 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 11 2012 |