A process to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The process includes the steps of reacting a C6 sugar-containing reactant in a reaction solution comprising a first organic solvent selected from the group consisting of beta-, gamma-, and delta-lactones, hydrofurans, hydropyrans, and combinations thereof, in the presence of an acid catalyst for a time and under conditions wherein at least a portion of the C6 sugar present in the reactant is converted to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF); oxidizing the HMF into FDCA with or without separating the HMF from the reaction solution; and extracting the FDCA by adding an aprotic organic solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.0 D or less to the reaction solution.
Dumesic, James A. and Motagamwala, Ali Hussain. "Method to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)." US 9,617,234, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apr. 2017.
Dumesic, James A., & Motagamwala, Ali Hussain (2017). Method to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) (U.S. Patent No.
Dumesic, James A., and Motagamwala, Ali Hussain, "Method to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)," US 9,617,234, issued April 11, 2017.
@misc{osti_1351100,
author = {Dumesic, James A. and Motagamwala, Ali Hussain},
title = {Method to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)},
annote = {A process to produce furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA). The process includes the steps of reacting a C6 sugar-containing reactant in a reaction solution comprising a first organic solvent selected from the group consisting of beta-, gamma-, and delta-lactones, hydrofurans, hydropyrans, and combinations thereof, in the presence of an acid catalyst for a time and under conditions wherein at least a portion of the C6 sugar present in the reactant is converted to 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF); oxidizing the HMF into FDCA with or without separating the HMF from the reaction solution; and extracting the FDCA by adding an aprotic organic solvent having a dipole moment of about 1.0 D or less to the reaction solution.},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1351100},
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {04},
note = {US Patent
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