Method for reducing hydroxymethylfurfural (hmf)

Katalin Barta (Inventor), Giovanni Bottari (Inventor), Hero Jan Heeres (Inventor), Bernard Lucas Feringa (Inventor)

Research output: Patent

Abstract

The invention relates to the conversion of renewable biomass resources into valuable compounds. More specifically, it relates to the selective valorisation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural into useful chemicals and fuels. Provided is a method of reducing hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), comprising the steps of: - providing a starting material comprising HMF in a solvent into a reactor; - providing H2 into the reactor; and - contacting the starting material with a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is copper-zinc alloy in a nanoparticulate form.
Original languageEnglish
Patent numberWO2016043589
Priority date19/09/2014
Publication statusPublished - 24-Mar-2016

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