Development of catalytic process for the conversion of woody biomass (cellulose) to the raw materials of polymers

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25340130
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Mimura Naoki 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 化学プロセス研究部門, 主任研究員 (50358115)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: ヒドロキシメチルフルフラール / グルコース / セルロース / キシロース / フルフラール / 貴金属触媒 / リン酸カルシウム触媒

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) The high performance calcium phosphate catalyst for the glucose (a kind of hexose) conversion to HMF as the raw material of polymers was found. (2) The calcium phosphate catalyst is effective for not only glucose conversion to HMF but also cellulose as the starting material. Moreover the catalyst is effective for producing HMF from natural wood powder and waste resources including cellulose. (3) The calcium phosphate catalyst is effective for the furfural production from xylose (a kind of pentose). The continuous production of furfural from xylose by using liquid phase flow reactor (>12h) was successful.

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