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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2010
Applicants:
Christopher Burket, Wilmington, DE (US);
Subramaniam Sabesan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Burket, Wilmington, DE (US);
Subramaniam Sabesan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
E I du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2006.01); C07D 307/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Furfural is produced from a lignocellulosic feedstock comprising glucan and xylan. The feedstock is contacted with water in the presence of an acid catalyst. The resulting mixture is contacted with at least one water-immiscible organic solvent to form a mixture comprising an aqueous phase and an organic phase. Under suitable reaction conditions, furfural is produced and preferentially partitions into the organic phase, from which it may be recovered.