Cascade of Liquid??Phase Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation and Etherification of 5??Hydroxymethylfurfural to Potential Biodiesel Components over Lewis Acid Zeolites
Abstract We report a one-step process for the production of diesel fuel from biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). The reaction proceeds through the sequential transfer hydrogenation and etherification of HMF to 2, 5-bis (alkoxymethyl) furan, a potential biodiesel additive, catalyzed by a Lewis acid zeolite, such as Sn-Beta or Zr-Beta. An alcohol is used as a hydrogen donor and as a reactant in etherification. This cascade reaction can ...
