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Production and upgrading of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using heterogeneous catalysts and biomass-derived solvents

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GREEN CHEMISTRY
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 85-90

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2gc36536g

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  1. U.S. Department of Energy
  2. Center Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTC)
  3. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

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High yields of HMF from glucose can be achieved using biomass-derived solvents and a combination of solid Lewis and Bronsted catalysts in a salt-free reaction system. The HMF produced in this system can be oxidized to FDCA or hydrogenated to DMF, both being high-value chemicals.

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