Furanix Technologies B.v.

Frits Dautzenberg

Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter

Leo Ernest Manzer

Ana Sofia Vagueiro De Sousa Dias

Jindra Purmova

Ano Sofia Vagueiro De Sousa Dias

Method for the manufacture of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural derivatives by reacting a fructose and/or glucose-containing starting material with an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoichiometric amount of solid ('heterogeneous') acid catalyst. The catalysts may be employed in a continuous flow fixed bed or catalytic distillation reactor. The ethers can be applied as a fuel or fuel additive.

Method for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural ethers and their use

Method for the manufacture of 5-alkoxymethylfurfural derivatives by reacting a fructose and/or glucose-containing starting material with an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoechiometric amount of heterogeneous acid catalyst. The catalysts may be employed in a continuous flow fixed bed or catalytic distillation reactor. The ethers can be applied as a fuel or fuel additive.

Method for the synthesis of 5-alkoxymethyl furfural ethers and their use

Accordingly, the current invention provides a method for the manufacture of an ether or ester of 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural by reacting a hexose-containing starting material or HMF with an alcohol or an organic acid dissolved into an ionic liquid, using a metal chloride as catalyst.

Hydroxymethylfurfural ethers and esters prepared in ionic liquids

Method for the manufacture of organic acid esters of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by reacting a fructose or glucose-containing starting material with an organic acid or its anhydride in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoechiometric amount of solid acid catalyst. The catalysts are heterogeneous and may be employed in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor. The esters can be applied as a fuel or fuel additive.

Method for the synthesis of organic acid esters of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and their use

Method for the manufacture of 5-alkoxymethylfurfural derivatives by reacting a fructose and/or glucose-containing starting material with an alcohol in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoechiometric amount of solid ('heterogeneous') acid catalyst. The catalysts may be employed in a continuous flow fixed bed or catalytic distillation reactor. The ethers can be applied as a fuel or fuel additive.

Growing community of inventors

San Diego, CA, United States of America

Frits Dautzenberg