5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Production from Catalytic Transformation of Carbohydrates in a Biphasic System

Beltramini, Jorge

Thursday, June 18, 2015: 1:50 PM

Ballroom A (Lawrence Convention Center)

Luqman Atanda¹, Abhijit Shrotri², Qing Ma¹ and Jorge Beltramini¹, (1)University of Queensland, Australia, (2)Hokkaido University, Japan.

Phosphated-TiO₂ in a biphasic medium of water–THF effectively catalyze the synthesis of HMF from carbohydrates. High yields (> 80%) of HMF were obtained from mono- and di-saccharides, as well as good HMF yield (67%) from depolymerized cellulose. The described reaction system has potential application to lignocellulosic biomass feedstock.

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O-Th-A-12 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Production from Catalytic Transformation of Carbohydrates in a Biphasic System