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Synthesis of furfural from Acacia mangium wood sawdust‐derived xylose by continuous distillation method using sulfonated carbonaceous catalyst from the same source
Author(s) -
Chung Nguyen Hoang,
Hoai Nguyen Thi Thu,
Dien Le Quang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vietnam journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2572-8288
pISSN - 0866-7144
DOI - 10.1002/vjch.202000012
Subject(s) - furfural , acacia mangium , sawdust , xylose , catalysis , distillation , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , petrochemical , organic chemistry , materials science , chemical engineering , waste management , fermentation , biochemistry , engineering
In this study, the hydrolysate containing ~15 g/L of xylose, which was obtained from Acacia mangium wood sawdust was used for the synthesis of xylose by a continuous distillation method. The synthesis was conducted at 150 °C for 7 h using a carbon‐based sulfonated catalyst (CBSC) from the same biomass source with an acid density of about 4.0 mmol/g. The CBSC showed its efficient catalytic activity in the dehydration of xylose to furfural. Under the optimal catalyst dosage of 20 wt% over xylose, the yield of furfural was 20.4 mol% and 34 wt% of xylose was transformed to furfural. The results presented a successful utilization of a wood‐derived solid acid catalyst for production of furfural from the same biomass source as a sustainable production of furans for biofuel additives.