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Chemical-Catalytic Approaches to the Production of Furfurals and Levulinates from Biomass

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Abstract

The synthesis and chemistry of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF), 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF), and levulinic acid (LA), three carbohydrate-derived platform molecules produced by the chemical-catalytic processing of lignocellulosic biomass, is reviewed. Starting from the historical derivation of these molecules and progressing through modern approaches to their production from biomass feedstocks, this review will then survey their principal derivative chemistries, with particular attention to aspects of commercial relevance, and discuss the relative merits of each molecule in the future of biorefining.

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Mascal, M., Dutta, S. (2014). Chemical-Catalytic Approaches to the Production of Furfurals and Levulinates from Biomass. In: Nicholas, K. (eds) Selective Catalysis for Renewable Feedstocks and Chemicals. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 353. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/128_2014_536

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