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Optimization with Response Surface Methodology of Microwave-Assisted Conversion of Xylose to Furfural

2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 25; Issue: 16 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/molecules25163574

ISSN

1433-1373

Autores

Carmen Padilla-Rascón, Juan Miguel Romero‐García, Encarnación Ruiz, Eulógio Castro,

Tópico(s)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Resumo

The production of furfural from renewable sources, such as lignocellulosic biomass, has gained great interest within the concept of biorefineries. In lignocellulosic materials, xylose is the most abundant pentose, which forms the hemicellulosic part. One of the key steps in the production of furfural from biomass is the dehydration reaction of the pentoses. The objective of this work was to assess the conditions under which the concentration of furfural is maximized from a synthetic, monophasic, and homogeneous xylose medium. The experiments were carried out in a microwave reactor. FeCl

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