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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2014
Furanix Technologies B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Jagdeep Singh, Amsterdam, NL;
Benjamin McKay, Amsterdam, NL;
Bing Wang, Amsterdam, NL;
Matheus Adrianus Dam, Amsterdam, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Maria Gruter, Amsterdam, NL;
Ana Sofia Vagueiro De Sousa Dias, Amsterdam, NL;
SYNVINA C.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
An acid composition comprising 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid is purified in a process which comprises; contacting the acid composition with an alcohol to obtain an esterified composition; and separating the ester of 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid from the esterified composition to obtain a purified esterified product; and contacting the purified esterified composition with water for saponification or hydrolysis, to obtain a product composition, comprising 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid and a reduced amount of 2-formyl-furan-5-carboxylic acid.