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Development of a Reactor Setup for Continuous Dehydration of Carbohydrates
Author(s) -
Weisgerber Laurent,
Palkovits Stefan,
Palkovits Regina
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
chemie ingenieur technik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1522-2640
pISSN - 0009-286X
DOI - 10.1002/cite.201200203
Subject(s) - biomass (ecology) , cellulose , chemistry , renewable energy , fructose , economic shortage , boiling , dehydration , substrate (aquarium) , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , waste management , biochemistry , linguistics , oceanography , philosophy , government (linguistics) , electrical engineering , geology , engineering
The shortage of fossil energy carriers demands the use of renewable and sustainable energy resources. Biomass has the potential to fulfill these needs. The chemical transformation of cellulose, being a main part of plant biomass, allows the production of a widespread variety of chemicals. One especially promising candidate as platform molecule is 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (5‐HMF). Until now 5‐HMF was predominantly produced in batch reactions from fructose as substrate within high boiling solvents. A working setup for producing 5‐HMF continuously out of fructose or in a coupled two‐step reaction, out of glucose, in low boiling solvents is introduced.