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Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural by dehydration of biomass-derived mono- and poly-saccharides

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In this paper, a biphasic system was used to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural derivatives from renewable biomass-derived carbohydrates.
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This article is published in Green Chemistry.The article was published on 2007-04-01. It has received 1097 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Xylose & Furfural.

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Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources

TL;DR: Renewable Resources Robert-Jan van Putten,†,‡ Jan C. van der Waal,† Ed de Jong,*,† Carolus B. Rasrendra,*,⊥ Hero J. Heeres,*,‡ and Johannes G. de Vries.
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Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products

TL;DR: This critical review provides a survey illustrated by recent references of different strategies to achieve a sustainable conversion of biomass to bioproducts to examine critically the green character of conversion processes.
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Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels

TL;DR: A review of catalytic strategies to produce bio-fuels from aqueous solutions of carbohydrates, which are isolated through biomass pretreatment and hydrolysis is presented in this paper.
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications

TL;DR: A critical review of the effects of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) on microorganisms and humans can be found in this paper, where the authors provide an overview of the effect of HMF on micro organisms and humans, HMF production and functional group transformations.
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Simple Chemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Furans for Fuels and Chemicals

TL;DR: It is reported that N,N-dimethylacetamide containing lithium chloride (LiCl) is a privileged solvent that enables the synthesis of the renewable platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in a single step and unprecedented yield from untreated lignocellulosic biomass, as well as from purified cellulose, glucose, and fructose.
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The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

TL;DR: The integration of agroenergy crops and biorefinery manufacturing technologies offers the potential for the development of sustainable biopower and biomaterials that will lead to a new manufacturing paradigm.
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Production of Liquid Alkanes by Aqueous-Phase Processing of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates

TL;DR: Liquid alkanes with the number of carbon atoms ranging from C7 to C15 were selectively produced from biomass-derived carbohydrates by acid-catalyzed dehydration, which was followed by aldol condensation over solid base catalysts to form large organic compounds.
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Phase Modifiers Promote Efficient Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural from Fructose

TL;DR: A process for the selective dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) that operates at high fructose concentrations, achieves high yields, and delivers HMF in a separation-friendly solvent is developed.
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5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). A Review Focussing on its Manufacture

Bfm Ben Kuster
- 01 Jan 1990 - 
TL;DR: The acid-catalysed dehydration of hexoses results in the formation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Fructose and inulin are especially good starting materials as discussed by the authors.
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