Process for producing furan from furfural aldehyde

Patent · Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6748694

Diebold, J P; Evans, R J

A process is described for producing furans and derivatives thereof comprising generating furfural vapors, passing the vapors over a zeolite catalyst at a WHSV ratio of about 18-38 in an acidic environment, and at a temperature and for a residence time effective to decarbonylate the furfural to the furans and derivatives thereof, and separating the resultant furan and furan derivative vapors.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4764627
• OSTI ID: 6748694
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 6 Apr 1987
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FURFURAL
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EVAPORATION
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VAPORS
ZEOLITES
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ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
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