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US 10,093,637 B2Granted
Process for the catalysed conversion of psicose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural or an alkyl ether thereof
AssigneeFuranix Technologies B.V.
InventorsRobert-Jan van Putten, Jan Cornelis van der Waal, Edserd de Jong
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Abstract
Psicose is converted into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural or an alkyl ether thereof in a process for the catalyzed conversion of psicose, including the steps of: a. forming a feed including psicose and water or at least one alkanol or a mixture thereof and b. converting the psicose in the feed at a temperature in the range of 50 to 300 degrees Celsius in the presence of a catalyst.
Claims11
A process for the catalysed conversion of psicose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural or an alkyl ether thereof, comprising the steps of:
- a. forming a feed comprising psicose and water and at least one alkanol or a mixture thereof, wherein the at least one alkanol is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxymethyl-propanol and 1-butanol, and mixtures thereof;
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- b. converting the psicose in the feed at a temperature in the range of 50 to 300 degrees Celsius in the presence of an acid catalyst.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.