Recent Progress in the Conversion of Methylfuran into Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels

Wei Wang; Jiamin Yan; Mengze Sun; Xiufeng Li; Yanqing Li; Ling An; Chi Qian; Xing Zhang; Xianzhao Shao; Yanping Duan; Guangyi Li

doi:10.3390/molecules29132976

Molecules (Jun 2024)

Recent Progress in the Conversion of Methylfuran into Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels

Wei Wang,
Jiamin Yan,
Mengze Sun,
Xiufeng Li,
Yanqing Li,
Ling An,
Chi Qian,
Xing Zhang,
Xianzhao Shao,
Yanping Duan,
Guangyi Li

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Wei Wang: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Jiamin Yan: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Mengze Sun: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Xiufeng Li: Hanzhong Institute of Agricultural Science, Hanzhong 723000, China
Yanqing Li: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Ling An: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Chi Qian: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Xing Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
Xianzhao Shao: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Yanping Duan: Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Environment Science, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong 723001, China
Guangyi Li: State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29132976
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 13
p. 2976

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2-methylfuran is a significant organic chemical raw material which can be produced by hydrolysis, dehydration, and selective hydrogenation of biomass hemicellulose. 2-methylfuran can be converted into value-added chemicals and liquid fuels. This article reviews the latest progress in the synthesis of liquid fuel precursors through hydroxyalkylation/alkylation reactions of 2-methylfuran and biomass-derived carbonyl compounds in recent years. 2-methylfuran reacts with olefins through Diels–Alder reactions to produce chemicals, and 2-methylfuran reacts with anhydrides (or carboxylic acids) to produce acylated products. In the future application of 2-methylfuran, developing high value-added chemicals and high-density liquid fuels are two good research directions.

Published in Molecules

ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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