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Etherification of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) with ethanol to biodiesel components using mesoporous solid acidic catalysts

…, DM Temi, S Perathoner, G Centi, A Macario, A Aloise…

Index: Lanzafame; Temi; Perathoner; Centi; MacArio; Aloise; Giordano Catalysis Today, 2011 , vol. 175, # 1 p. 435 - 441

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Abstract

The etherification of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) with ethanol is studied over a series of mesoporous silica catalysts (Al-MCM-41 materials with different Si/Al ratio, and zirconia or sulfated zirconia supported over SBA-15) and compared with the behavior of H2SO4 and Amberlyst® 15. The observed reaction products were 5-(ethoxymethyl) furan-2- carbaldehyde (EMF), 1, 1-dietoxy ethane (DE) and ethyl 4-oxopentanoate (EOP). The ...