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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2014
Applicant:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Inventors:
Siamak Alipour, Toledo, OH (US);
Bin Li, Toledo, OH (US);
Sasidhar Varanasi, Toledo, OH (US);
Patricia Relue, Toledo, OH (US);
Sridhar Viamajala, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/04 (2006.01); C07D 307/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 17/04 (2013.01); C07D 307/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
Facile methods for high-yield furfural and HMF production from biomass sugars are described. The methods generally involve converting the biomass sugars in high yield to their ketose isomers, resulting in furan production under low temperature and pressure conditions with efficient recycling of the process streams.