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Production of Furfural from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Beta Zeolite and Biomass-Derived Solvent

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The production of furfural from the C5 monosaccharides xylose, arabinose and ribose, as well as from real biomass (corn fiber), was studied using H-Beta zeolite as catalyst in a monophasic system with the biomass-derived solvent, gamma-valerolactone. Due to the combination of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites on this catalyst (Brønsted:Lewis ratio = 1.66), H-Beta acts as a bifunctional catalyst, being able to isomerize (Lewis acid) and dehydrate (Brønsted acid) monosaccharides. The combination of Lewis and Brønsted acid functionality of H-Beta was shown to be effective for the isomerization of xylose and arabinose, followed by dehydration. While no advantages were found in the conversion of xylose, higher furfural yields were achieved from arabinose, using H-Beta, 73 %, compared to sulfuric acid (44 %) and Mordenite (49 %). The furfural yields from corn fiber for H-Beta, H-Mordenite and sulfuric acid were 62, 44, and 55 %, respectively, showing that H-Beta is particularly effective for conversion of this biomass feedstock composed of 45 wt% hemicellulose, of which 66 % is xylose and 33 % arabinose.

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This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, and by the DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (www.greatlakesbioenergy.org), which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, through Cooperative Agreement DE-FC02-07ER64494 between The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the U.S. Department of Energy.

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    Jean Marcel R. Gallo, David M. Alonso, Max A. Mellmer, Jher Hau Yeap, Hui Chin Wong & James A. Dumesic

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Gallo, J.M.R., Alonso, D.M., Mellmer, M.A. et al. Production of Furfural from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Beta Zeolite and Biomass-Derived Solvent. Top Catal 56, 1775–1781 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-013-0113-3

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