Methods of producing para-xylene and terephthalic acid

• Main Authors: SMITH RYAN L, BRUNE KATHERINE, MASUNO MAKOTO N, BISSELL JOHN, HUCUL DENNIS A, CANNON DOUGLAS, WOOD ALEX BENJAMIN, SMITH PATRICK B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.02.2016
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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