Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Q Hou, X Qi, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, C Bai, S Zhang… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biorefineries, which utilize lignocellulosic biomass as renewable energy source and
sustainable carbon feedstock, are a promising solution to alleviate the excessive …

Conversion of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural: A review of catalytic systems and underlying mechanisms

KM Iris, DCW Tsang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Conversion of biomass waste to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a value-added platform
chemical, has captured great research interests driven by the economic and environmental …

Catalyst-based synthesis of 2, 5-dimethylfuran from carbohydrates as a sustainable biofuel production route

AT Hoang, A Pandey, Z Huang, R Luque… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of renewable energy resources is strongly urged to recoup the shortage of
fossil-based energy and its associated pollution issues. Energy production from …

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass and catalytic upgradation

X Li, R Xu, J Yang, S Nie, D Liu, Y Liu, C Si - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA), produced from lignocellulosic biomass,
can be catalytically upgraded to valuable chemicals and fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass has …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from real biomasses

F Menegazzo, E Ghedini, M Signoretto - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The present paper reviews recent advances on the direct synthesis of 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from different kinds of raw biomasses. In particular, in the paper …

Hydrolysis of hemicellulose and derivatives—A review of recent advances in the production of furfural

F Delbecq, Y Wang, A Muralidhara, K El Ouardi… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Biobased production of furfural has been known for decades. Nevertheless, bioeconomy
and circular economy concepts is much more recent and has motivated a regain of interest …

Towards efficient and greener processes for furfural production from biomass: A review of the recent trends

E Cousin, K Namhaed, Y Pérès, P Cognet… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As mentioned in several recent reviews, biomass-based furfural is attracting increasing
interest as a feasible alternative for the synthesis of a wide range of non-petroleum-derived …

Controlling the Reaction Networks for Efficient Conversion of Glucose into 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural

L Zhu, X Fu, Y Hu, C Hu - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass‐derived hexose constitutes the main component of lignocellulosic biomass for
producing value‐added chemicals and biofuels. However, the reaction network of hexose is …

Recent advances in catalytic and autocatalytic production of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

L Hu, Z Wu, Y Jiang, X Wang, A He, J Song, J Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a typical biomass-derived platform compound, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) can be
used to synthesize numerous high-quality fuels and high-value chemicals, so it has captured …