Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion of Macroalgae-Derived Alginate into Furfural and Organic Acids in Hot Compressed Water

Ban, Choonghyeon

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Ballroom B (Lawrence Convention Center)

Wonjin Jeon¹, Choonghyeon Ban¹, Geonu Park¹, Hee Chul Woo² and Do Heui Kim¹, (1)Seoul National University, South Korea, (2)Pukyong National University, South Korea.

Hydrothermal depolymerisation of alginate in subcritical water was investigated as a function

of pH in order to analyse the effects of catalysts on production of value-added organic

compounds. Monomers and furfural were mainly produced by acid-catalysed reactions,

whereas lactic acid, fumaric acid and malic acid were formed by base-catalysed reactions.

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P-Tu-B-221 Catalytic Hydrothermal Conversion of Macroalgae-Derived Alginate into Furfural and Organic Acids in Hot Compressed Water