Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent†

dc.contributor.author	Hu, Xun
dc.contributor.author	Westerhof, Roel
dc.contributor.author	Wu, Liping
dc.contributor.author	Dong, Dehua
dc.contributor.author	Li, Chun-Zhu
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T11:25:51Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T11:25:51Z
dc.date.created	2015-01-14T20:00:47Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.citation	Hu, X. and Westerhof, R. and Wu, L. and Dong, D. and Li, C. 2015. Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent. Green Chemistry. 17: pp. 219-224.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11618
dc.identifier.doi	10.1039/c4gc01826e
dc.description.abstract	In methanol 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfuryl alcohol (FA) can be selectively converted into methyl levulinate via acid-catalysis, whereas in water polymerization dominates. The hydrogenation of HMF, furan and furfural with the exception of FA is much more selective in methanol than in water.
dc.publisher	The Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.title	Upgrading biomass-derived furans via acid-catalysis/hydrogenation: the remarkable difference between water and methanol as the solvent†
dc.type	Journal Article
dcterms.source.volume	17
dcterms.source.startPage	219
dcterms.source.endPage	224
dcterms.source.issn	14639262
dcterms.source.title	Green Chemistry
curtin.department	Department of Chemical Engineering
curtin.accessStatus	Fulltext not available