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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2011
Ana Sofia Vagueiro DE Sousa Dias, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter, Amsterdam, NL;
Robert-jan Van Putten, Amsterdam, NL;
Ana Sofia Vagueiro de Sousa Dias, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter, Amsterdam, NL;
Robert-Jan van Putten, Amsterdam, NL;
FURANIX TECHNOLOGIES B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A carbohydrate-containing feedstock is converted in a process by contacting the feedstock in a first step with an alcohol in the presence of a first acid catalyst at a temperature below 100° C. to yield an intermediate product, and contacting at least part of the intermediate product in a second step with an alcohol in the presence of a second acid catalyst at a temperature of at least 100° C. Products of such conversion may include hydroxymethylfurfural, hydroxymethylfurfural ethers, levulinic acid, esters thereof and furfural.