Production of 5-HMF from Cellulosic Biomass: Experimental Results and Integrated Process Simulation

M. A. Kougioumtzis; A. Marianou; K. Atsonios; C. Michailof; N. Nikolopoulos; N. Koukouzas; K. Triantafyllidis; A. Lappas; E. Kakaras

doi:10.1007/s12649-018-0267-0

Production of 5-HMF from Cellulosic Biomass: Experimental Results and Integrated Process Simulation

M. A. Kougioumtzis^*, A. Marianou, K. Atsonios, C. Michailof, N. Nikolopoulos, N. Koukouzas, K. Triantafyllidis, A. Lappas, E. Kakaras

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Abstract

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is one of the most promising biomass derived platform chemicals. It can be synthesized from biomass carbohydrates, mainly glucose and fructose, via dehydration under acidic conditions. The reaction may be performed either in water, ionic liquids or organic solvents, in particular polar aprotic solvents. In this work, the process modelling of a two-step synthesis of 5-HMF from biomass is presented. Starting from hemicellulose-free biomass, the first step includes the hydrolysis of cellulose towards glucose in the presence of H₂SO₄ as catalyst, while in a second step glucose is dehydrated to 5-HMF with the aid of Sn20/γ-Αl₂O₃ catalyst. Hydrolysis is performed in aqueous medium, while dehydration of glucose is taking place in a DMSO/H₂O mixture. The overall production of 5-HMF is modelled via the chemical process optimization software ASPEN PLUS™. The optimized process is scaled up at an industrial scale where the heat integration, mass and energy balance calculations are performed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2433-2445
Number of pages	13
Journal	Waste and Biomass Valorization
Volume	9
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-0267-0
State	Published - 1 Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

5-HMF
Heterogeneous catalysis
Lignocellulosic biomass
Process modelling

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Waste Management and Disposal

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