Selective Production of Maleic Acid from Furfural via a Cascade Approach Combining Photochemistry and Electro- or Biochemistry
Shanmugam Thiyagarajan, David Franciolus, R.J.M. Bisselink, Tom A. Ewing, Carmen G. Boeriu, Jacco van Haveren
Abstract
Starting from furfural, maleic acid is efficiently synthesized in two steps under very mild conditions. In the first step, 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone is synthesized via photochemical oxidation and proposed as a stable intermediate. Subsequent oxidation in the second step, by either an electrochemical or enzymatic process, results in maleic acid in high yield and selectivity.
Topics & Concepts
FurfuralMaleic acidChemistryYield (engineering)SelectivityCascadePhotochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisMaterials scienceCopolymerChromatographyPolymerElectrodePhysical chemistryMetallurgyMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysis for Biomass ConversionIonic liquids properties and applications