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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2014
Micromidas, Inc., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Alex B. Wood, Sacramento, CA (US);
Makoto N. Masuno, Elk Grove, CA (US);
Ryan L. Smith, Sacramento, CA (US);
John Bissell, Sacramento, CA (US);
Dimitri A. Hirsch-Weil, Sacramento, CA (US);
Robert Joseph Araiza, Sacramento, CA (US);
Daniel R. Henton, Midland, MI (US);
James H. Plonka, Midland, MI (US);
MICROMIDAS, INC., West Sacramento, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods to produce 5-(halomethyl)furfural, including 5-(chloromethyl)furfural, by acid-catalyzed conversion of C6 saccharides, including isomers thereof, polymers thereof, and certain derivatives thereof. The methods make use of acids with lower concentrations, and allows for conversion of sugars into 5-(halomethyl)furfural at higher temperatures and faster reaction or residence times.