Microwave-assisted conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into furans in ionic liquid

Bioresour Technol. 2010 Feb;101(3):1111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.09.010. Epub 2009 Oct 1.

Abstract

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural from lignocellulosic biomass was studied in ionic liquid in the presence of CrCl(3) under microwave irradiation. Corn stalk, rice straw and pine wood treated under typical reaction conditions produced HMF and furfural in yields of 45-52% and 23-31%, respectively, within 3 min. This method should be valuable to facilitate energy-efficient and cost-effective conversion of biomass into biofuels and platform chemicals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bioelectric Energy Sources
  • Biofuels
  • Biomass
  • Biotechnology / methods
  • Catalysis
  • Chlorides / isolation & purification*
  • Chromium Compounds / isolation & purification*
  • Furaldehyde / analogs & derivatives
  • Furaldehyde / chemistry
  • Furans / chemistry*
  • Ionic Liquids / chemistry*
  • Lignin / chemistry*
  • Microwaves*
  • Models, Chemical
  • Time Factors
  • Water
  • Zea mays

Substances

  • Biofuels
  • Chlorides
  • Chromium Compounds
  • Furans
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Water
  • lignocellulose
  • 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
  • Lignin
  • chromous chloride
  • Furaldehyde