Synthesis of Furfural from D-Xylose and Corncob with Chromium Chloride as Catalyst in Biphasic System

Ye Zhang; Mingqiang Chen; Jun Wang; Qingsong Hu

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2014.17333

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Vol. 26 No. 6 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 6

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Synthesis of Furfural from D-Xylose and Corncob with Chromium Chloride as Catalyst in Biphasic System

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.17333

Ye Zhang

School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P.R. China

Mingqiang Chen

School of Earth Science and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P.R. China ;School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P.R. China

Jun Wang

School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P.R. China

Qingsong Hu

School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan 232001, P.R. China

Corresponding Author(s) : Mingqiang Chen

mqchen@aust.edu.cn

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 26 No. 6 (2014): Vol 26 Issue 6
Article Published : March 12, 2014

Abstract

An efficient process was developed for the conversion of D-xylose into furfural with chromium chloride as catalyst in a biphasic system. The optimal furfural yield of 38.76 % was obtained in the following reaction conditions: reaction temperature 140 ºC, reaction time 1 h and the catalyst loading 2 mmol. Sodium chloride used as co-catalyst was found to affect the furfural yield. A higher furfural yield of 52.55 % was achieved in the presence of 3 g of sodium chloride when using chromium chloride catalyst for the dehydration of D-xylose into furfural. The CrCl₃·6H₂O-NaCl catalytic system could be recycled and its stable activity was showed after three successive runs. Moreover, this work also provided useful information for the production of furfural from biomass. The furfural yield of 23.88 % was achieved when corncob used as starting materials.

Keywords

D-Xylose Furfural Hydrolysis reaction Chromium chloride Co-catalyst Biphasic system

Zhang, Y., Chen, M., Wang, J., & Hu, Q. (2014). Synthesis of Furfural from D-Xylose and Corncob with Chromium Chloride as Catalyst in Biphasic System. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 26(6), 1717–1720. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2014.17333

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L.Y. Mao, L. Zhang, N.B. Gao and A. Li, Bioresour. Technol., 123, 324 (2012); doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.07.058.

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Synthesis of Furfural from D-Xylose and Corncob with Chromium Chloride as Catalyst in Biphasic System

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