Recent advances in continuous reduction of furfural to added value chemicals

[en] This report describes the recent advances in reduction of furfural to added-value chemicals under liquid phase and gas phase continuous flow systems using conventional activation and using electrochemical activation. The main biobased-chemicals obtained furfuryl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, 2-methylfuran and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran are highlighted.

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Chemistry

Author, co-author :

Richel, Aurore ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Smart Technologies for Food and Biobased Products (SMARTECH)

Maireles-Torres, Pedro; Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, Málaga, Spain

Len, Christophe ; Chimie ParisTech, PSL Research University, CNRS, Institute of Chemistry for Life and Health Sciences (i-CLeHS), Paris, France ; Sorbonne Universités, Universite de Technologie de Compiegne, Compiegne, France

Language :

English

Title :

Recent advances in continuous reduction of furfural to added value chemicals

Publication date :

October 2022

Journal title :

Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

eISSN :

2452-2236

Publisher :

Elsevier B.V.

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Pages :

100655

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