Methods of producing para-xylene and terephthalic acid

The present disclosure provides methods to produce para-xylene, toluene, and other compounds from renewable sources (e.g., cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, sugar) and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst. For example, cellulose and/or hemicellulose may be converted into 2, 5-dimethylfuran (DMF),...

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Main Authors MASUNO, MAKOTO N, SMITH, RYAN L, FOSTER, MARC, STARK, EDMUND J, BRUNE, KATHERINE, HUCUL, DENNIS A, DUMITRASCU, ADINA, BISSELL, JOHN, SMITH, PATRICK B, HENTON, DANIEL R
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 01.07.2014
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ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
CHEMISTRY
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Summary:The present disclosure provides methods to produce para-xylene, toluene, and other compounds from renewable sources (e.g., cellulose, hemicellulose, starch, sugar) and ethylene in the presence of a catalyst. For example, cellulose and/or hemicellulose may be converted into 2, 5-dimethylfuran (DMF), which may be converted into para-xylene by cycloaddition of ethylene to DMF. Para-xylene can then be oxidized to form terephthalic acid.
Bibliography:Application Number: TW20130133178