Microwave assisted conversion of fructose and glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a continuous flow reactor

Nadal Pijuan, Maria Montserrat

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Microwave assisted conversion of fructose and glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a continuous flow reactor - TFG:1726

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Student:	Nadal Pijuan, Maria Montserrat
Language:	en
Title in original language:	Microwave assisted conversion of fructose and glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a continuous flow reactor
Title in different languages:	Microwave assisted conversion of fructose and glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a continuous flow reactor
Keywords:	Glucose, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, microwave
Subject:	Química
Abstract:	This thesis deals with the acid-catalyzed dehydration of carbohydrates to obtain 5- hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). Conversion will be accomplished using a microwave assisted flow reactor. During the last few decades, HMF has been widely studied as it is considered as one of the top value-added bio-based chemicals. It can be converted into a broad range of interesting chemicals applied in many different applications such as fuels and solvents but most importantly polyethylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate. This is a bio-based plastic which can replace PET in a lot of applications. The main goal in this thesis is to optimize the reaction parameters such as HCl/AlCl3 ratio (catalyst), temperature and reaction time using -valerolactone (GVL) as solvent. The starting reactant is glucose. Ideally it is obtained from renewable resources, more precisely procured from chocolate waste from Belgian industries.
Project director:	Dehaen, Geert
Work's codirector:	Hayen, Joachim
Department:	Química Física i Inorgànica
Education area(s):	Química
Entity:	Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV)
TFG credits:	9
Creation date in repository:	2018-12-10
Work's public defense date:	2018-06-22
Academic year:	2017-2018
Confidenciality:	No
Subject areas:	Chemistry
Access rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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Títol:	Microwave assisted conversion of fructose and glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a continuous flow reactor
Contributor:	Hayen, Joachim Dehaen, Geert
Subject:	Química Chemistry Química Química
Date:	2018-06-22
Language:	en
Creator:	Nadal Pijuan, Maria Montserrat
Rights:	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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