Conversion of rice straw into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural: review and comparative process evaluation

Biorefineries of agricultural waste have received a significant attention as a key concept to integrate waste biomass and production sectors towards a circular bioeconomy. The waste biorefinery product 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is identified as a versatile platform chemical and an alternative...

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Published inBiomass conversion and biorefinery Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 1013 - 1047
Main Authors Wanninayake, Poornima, Rathnayake, Mahinsasa, Thushara, Dilantha, Gunawardena, Sanja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2022
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Agricultural wastes
Biomass
Biotechnology
Catalytic converters
Cellulose
Direct conversion
Energy
Hydroxymethylfurfural
Mass production
Pretreatment
Refining
Renewable and Green Energy
Review Article
Catalytic conversion
5-HMF
Pretreatment
Cellulose
Rice straw
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Summary:Biorefineries of agricultural waste have received a significant attention as a key concept to integrate waste biomass and production sectors towards a circular bioeconomy. The waste biorefinery product 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is identified as a versatile platform chemical and an alternative to petroleum to produce fuels and chemicals. Currently, industrial production of 5-HMF depends on edible biomass, which is unsustainable at socioeconomic context. An agricultural waste like rice straw (RS) holds the key to viable mass production of 5-HMF. With the limitations for RS to 5-HMF direct conversion, this paper proposes a roadmap by detailing the existing RS to cellulose pretreatment methods, and cellulose to 5-HMF catalytic conversion processes for industrial-scale 5-HMF production. It was identified that energy-demanding pretreatment techniques and less feasible catalytic conversion processes are the most significant challenges that should be overcome prior to the practical implementation of industrial-scale 5-HMF production. Hence, insights into large-scale conversion are identified and systematically discussed to circumvent the challenges. In addition, a process evaluation method is introduced and applied to reveal the optimal process configuration for 5-HMF production.
ISSN:2190-6815
2190-6823
DOI:10.1007/s13399-021-01351-x