Issue 6, 2015
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Green Chemistry

An integrated process for the production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from fructose†

Pravin P. Upare,ab   Dong Won Hwang,*ab   Young Kyu Hwang,ab   U-Hwang Lee,ab   Do-Young Hongab  and  Jong-San Chang*ac  

* Corresponding authors

a Green Chemistry & Engineering Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), 141 Gajeongro, Yuseoung, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea
E-mail: dwhwang@krict.re.kr, jschang@krict.re.kr

b Department of Green Chemistry & Biotechnology, University of Science and Technology (UST), 113 Gwahangno, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-333, Republic of Korea

c Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-476, Republic of Korea

Abstract

2,5-Dimethylfuran was successfully produced in 92% overall yield from fructose in 1-butanol through a combination of dehydration over Amberlyst-15 and hydrogenolysis over the Ru–Sn/ZnO catalyst. The environmental favorability of this process, and its unprecedented efficiency, makes it promising from both a green chemistry and an industrial perspective.

Graphical abstract: An integrated process for the production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from fructose

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5GC00281H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2015
Accepted
05 May 2015
First published
05 May 2015

Green Chem., 2015,17, 3310-3313

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An integrated process for the production of 2,5-dimethylfuran from fructose

P. P. Upare, D. W. Hwang, Y. K. Hwang, U. Lee, D. Hong and J. Chang, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 3310 DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00281H

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