Hierarchical zeolite catalysed fructose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural within a biphasic solvent system under microwave irradiation

Huaizhong Xiang, S. Zainal, H. Jones, Xiaoxia Ou, Carmine D’Agostino, Jesús Esteban, Christopher M. A. Parlett, Xiaolei Fan

RSC Sustainability · 2023 · 17 citations · 72 references

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The aqueous catalytic dehydration of fructose to HMF over Y zeolite in a DMSO water reaction phase under microwave irradiation is followed by subsequent product extraction into an organic phase for optimal HMF yields through reduced humin formation.

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