RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Valorisation of glucose into biofuels and high value-added chemicals using zeolites as catalysts.
A1 Torres-Olea, Benjamín
A1 Pérez-Merchán, Antonio Manuel
A1 García-Sancho, Cristina
A1 Cecilia-Buenestado, Juan Antonio
A1 Moreno-Tost, Ramón
A1 Maireles-Torres, Pedro Jesús
K1 Glúcidos - Aplicaciones industriales
AB Hexose sugars can be valorised under acidic conditions to produce the platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which can be transformed in a broad spectrum of chemicals with applications as biofuels or monomers for polymers [1]. 5-ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) is one of the derivatives of HMF useful as biofuel or fuel additive, produced usually from the etherification of HMF with ethanol. However, the high price of HMF is an important drawback for its use as feedstock for the production of EMF, which, together with the low yields and selectivity that are often attained by treating biomass or biomass derived compounds, are limiting its industrial application. In this work, several zeolites with different morphologies and chemical compositions have been employed as acid catalysts for the etherification reaction of HMF and ethanol to produce EMF, as well as the direct conversion of glucose into EMF.
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27506
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/27506
LA eng
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 28 feb 2026