Production of biomass-derived monomers through catalytic conversion of furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural

作     者：hirong Yang Jing Zhang Gang Qian Xuezhi Duan Xinggui Zhou Zhirong Yang;Jing Zhang;Gang Qian;Xuezhi Duan;Xinggui Zhou

作者机构：State Key Laboratory of Chemical EngineeringEast China University of Science and TechnologyShanghai200237China 

出 版 物：《Green Chemical Engineering》 (绿色化学工程（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第2卷第2期

页      面：158-173页

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学科分类：081702[工学-化学工艺] 080703[工学-动力机械及工程] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 0703[理学-化学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(22008074,22008072,21991103) Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(20ZR1415700) China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2020M671025,2019TQ0093). 

主　　题：Biomass-derived monomers Catalyst design Furfural Hydroxymethylfurfural Heterogeneous catalysis 

摘      要：The synthesis of biomass-derived monomers has received great attention in recent years,motivated by the depletion of fossil fuels and environmental issues.Moreover,the intrinsic functionality within the biomass or biomass-derived chemicals has great potential to produce new types of monomers containing multiple acid or alcohol groups,thereby leading to materials with novel properties.Given their versatile functional groups and easy production from cellulose/hemicellulose,furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural were regarded as very important biomass-derived platform chemicals through which multiple monomers can be produced via heterogeneous catalysis.In the current review,recent development in heterogeneous catalysis for the production of 6 bio-based monomers,furfuryl alcohol,2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan,2,5-bis-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydrofuran,1,5-pentanediol,1,6-hexanediol,and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid,from furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural is reviewed and summarized.The major challenge is how to efficiently and selectively convert specific functional group(s)in furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural during the production of these monomers.Additionally,catalyst stability issues need to be addressed due to necessity of using hot water as reaction medium and high tendency of carbonaceous deposit formation on catalyst surface.The current review mainly focuses on efforts of catalytic site design and modification,including selection of metal/support,use of synergy between metal and support,tuning metal size,use of inverse catalysts,adding catalytic promoters,constructing bimetallic sites,etc.,to realize efficient,selective and stable production of bio-based monomers from furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural.