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Characterizations of furfuryl alcohol oligomer/polymerization catalyzed by homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts

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The liquid-phase oligomer/polymerization of furfuryl alcohol (FA) catalyzed by homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts was investigated by Infrared (IR) spectroscopy. At room temperature and 100 °C, FA was not decomposed with metal oxide catalysts except for tungsten oxide, whereas amberlyst and sulfuric acid converted a furfuryl alcohol monomer into oligomer/polymer even at a room temperature. During FA oligomer/polymerization reaction, a strong C=O band observed in the IR spectra provided a diketone structure, which was not observed in the Raman spectroscopy. Based on the FA monomer color changings and IR spectra, tungsten oxide can be possibly applied as a heterogeneous catalyst for controlling the product distribution and avoiding a product separation issue from catalyst.

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    Taejin Kim, Mohammed Rahman, Elaine Zhu & Devinder Mahajan

  2. Materials Science and Engineering Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

    Taejin Kim & Devinder Mahajan

  3. Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794, USA

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Kim, T., Jeong, J., Rahman, M. et al. Characterizations of furfuryl alcohol oligomer/polymerization catalyzed by homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 31, 2124–2129 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-014-0322-x

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