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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Cesar Muñoz DE Diego, Amsterdam, NL;
Wayne Paul Schammel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matheus Adrianus Dam, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter, Amsterdam, NL;
Cesar Muñoz De Diego, Amsterdam, NL;
Wayne Paul Schammel, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matheus Adrianus Dam, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter, Amsterdam, NL;
Furanix Technologies B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A method for the preparation of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid ('FDCA') and/or an alkyl ester of FDCA includes the step of contacting a feed comprising a starting material selected from 5-alkoxymethylfurfural, 2,5-di(alkoxymethyl)furan and a mixture thereof with an oxidant in the presence of an oxidation catalyst. The feed may also comprise 5-hydroxymethylfurfural as a further starting material.