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High conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using hydrochloric acid as a catalyst and sodium chloride as a promoter in a water/γ-valerolactone system

Minghao Li, Wenzhi Li, Yijuan Lu, Hasan Jameel, Hou‐min Chang, Longlong Ma

RSC Advances · 2017 · 83 citations · 46 references

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HCl as a catalyst and NaCl as a promoter result in impressive selectivity and HMF yield in a water/γ-valerolactone system.

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