Applied Catalysis A: General

Metal-free oxidative synthesis of succinic acid from biomass-derived furan compounds using a solid acid catalyst with hydrogen peroxide

H Choudhary, S Nishimura, K Ebitani

Index: Choudhary, Hemant; Nishimura, Shun; Ebitani, Kohki Applied Catalysis A: General, 2013 , vol. 458, p. 55 - 62

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Citation Number: 32

Abstract

Green oxidation of 2-furaldehyde (furfural) and its homologues were investigated using solid acid catalyst and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in aqueous media to form succinic acid (SA), a key chemical that affords wide applications in macromolecular, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. Amberlyst-15, a strongly acidic ion-exchange resin, functioned as an efficient solid acid catalyst for a highly selective SA production in the furfural oxidation ...