Process for producing furan from furfural aldehyde

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:866690

Diebold, James P ^[1]; Evans, Robert J ^[1]

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1. Lakewood, CO

A process of producing furan and derivatives thereof is disclosed. The process includes generating furfural aldehyde vapors and then passing those vapors over a zeolite catalyst at a temperature and for a residence time effective to decarbonylate the furfural aldehydes to form furans and derivatives thereof. The resultant furan vapors and derivatives are then separated. In a preferred form, the furfural aldehyde vapors are generated during the process of converting biomass materials to liquid and gaseous fuels.

• Research Organization: Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-83CH10093
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4764627
• OSTI ID: 866690
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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aldehydes
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furans
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separated
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liquid
gaseous
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zeolite catalyst
furfural aldehyde
converting biomass
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