Issue 88, 2015

Production of 2-hydroxyacetylfuran from lignocellulosics treated with ionic liquid–water mixtures

Abstract

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) was treated with 12 ionic liquid (IL)–water mixtures at 120 °C for 1 h. Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural and 2-hydroxyacetylfuran (2-HAF) was observed by HPLC and GC-MS. This is the first report to identify 2-HAF from lignocellulosics using ILs. The optimal IL–water mixture was found to be a 90% pyridinium chloride and 10% water w/w solution, although any IL–water mixture that contained pyridinium or imidazolium salts produced all three compounds in varying yields.

Graphical abstract: Production of 2-hydroxyacetylfuran from lignocellulosics treated with ionic liquid–water mixtures

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
18 Jul 2015
Accepted
21 Aug 2015
First published
21 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 72405-72409

Production of 2-hydroxyacetylfuran from lignocellulosics treated with ionic liquid–water mixtures

K. Yoshioka, T. Yamada, H. Ohno and H. Miyafuji, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 72405 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA14205A

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