OD03 Catalytic Approach to Biorenewable para-Xylene

Monday, June 6, 2011: 10:20 AM
Ambassador Ballroom 1 (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Timothy A. Brandvold, Renewable Energy and Chemicals Research, UOP - Honeywell, Des Plaines, IL
A catalytic route for the selective conversion of 2,5-dimethyl furan (DMF) to para-xylene, a key chemical intermediate for polyester production, by cycloaddition with ethylene will be presented. The DMF and ethylene starting materials may be synthesized from carbohydrates thereby providing a route to para-xylene from annually renewable feedstocks.  

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