July 3, 2024ChemSusChemOpen Access

Model‐Assisted Optimization of Xylose, Arabinose, Glucose, Mannose, Galactose and Real Hemicellulose Streams Dehydration To (Hydroxymethyl)Furfural and Levulinic Acid

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AJAna JakobUniversity of Nova Gorica BLBlaž LikozarUniversity of Ljubljana MGMiha GrilcUniversity of Nova Gorica

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Kinetic modeling demonstrates optimized furfural and levulinic acid yields in hemicellulose streams, highlighting scalable conversion pathways for biorefineries.

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Mineral and organic acid catalysts accelerate the conversion of hemicellulose monosaccharides, driving selective dehydration toward furfural and levulinic acid.
Acid-catalyzed rehydration yields 46 mol% levulinic acid from hydroxymethylfurfural, while sulfuric acid achieves peak furfural recovery after 30 minutes.
A kinetic model accurately predicts dehydration pathways across monosaccharide feeds, enabling targeted operational tuning for industrial hemicellulose valorization.

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Jakob et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e616d2b6db6435875a9ed6 https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202400962

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Kinetic modeling demonstrates optimized furfural and levulinic acid yields in hemicellulose streams, highlighting scalable conversion pathways for biorefineries.

Model‐Assisted Optimization of Xylose, Arabinose, Glucose, Mannose, Galactose and Real Hemicellulose Streams Dehydration To (Hydroxymethyl)Furfural and Levulinic Acid

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Model‐Assisted Optimization of Xylose, Arabinose, Glucose, Mannose, Galactose and Real Hemicellulose Streams Dehydration To (Hydroxymethyl)Furfural and Levulinic Acid

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