Production of benzoic acid from a biomass
AssigneeSyensqo SA
InventorsJianxia Zheng, Stéphane Streiff, Sergio Mastroianni
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Abstract
Process for the production of benzoic acid, said process comprising the steps of: (A) producing ethanol from a bio-mass, which is advantageously a carbohydrate-containing biomass, then (B) causing the ethanol produced at the step (A) to react with methanol, so as to produce benzyl alcohol and/or benzaldehyde, then (C) causing the benzyl alcohol and/or benzaldehyde produced at the step (B) to react with oxygen, so as to produce benzoic acid.
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A process for the production of benzoic acid, said process comprising the steps of:
- (A) producing ethanol from a biomass, then
- (B) causing the ethanol produced at the step (A) to react with methanol, so as to produce benzyl alcohol and/or benzaldehyde, then
- (C) causing the benzyl alcohol and/or benzaldehyde produced at the step (B) to react with oxygen, so as to produce benzoic acid.
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