High yield and isolation of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from HMF and sugars in ionic liquids, a new prospective for the establishment of a scalable and efficient catalytic route
Amir Al Ghatta, Jason P. Hallett
Abstract
The production of FDCA from sugars has encounter many drawbacks due to the difficulties in isolating HMF and its subsequent oxidation into FDCA. This study reports an efficient way to produce the biobased monomer at high yield using ionic liquids.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidYield (engineering)MonomerCatalysisChemistryOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePolymerEngineeringMetallurgyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionBiofuel production and bioconversionChemical Synthesis and Reactions