Synthesis of furfural from xylose and xylan

JB Binder, JJ Blank, AV Cefali, RT Raines

Index: Binder, Joseph B.; Blank, Jacqueline J.; Cefali, Anthony V.; Raines, Ronald T. ChemSusChem, 2010 , vol. 3, # 11 p. 1268 - 1272

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Abstract

Rising fossil energy prices and environmental preservation call for alternative sources of energy, such as renewable fuels based on biomass.[1] Biofuels could reduce carbon dioxide emissions and decrease fuel prices, particularly if derived from nonfood biomass resources such as agricultural, forest, and landfill wastes. Hemicellulose, a mixture of polysaccharides containing xylose, arabinose, glucose, galactose, mannose, and other sugars, is typically ...