Furfural production from xylose using sulfonic ion-exchange resins (Amberlyst) and simultaneous stripping with nitrogen |
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Authors: | Agirrezabal-Telleria I Larreategui A Requies J Güemez M B Arias P L |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Engineering School of the University of the Basque Country, Alameda Urquijo s/n, Bilbao 48013, Spain |
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Abstract: | The aim of this work deals with the development of new approaches to the production of furfural from xylose. It combines relatively cheap heterogeneous catalysts (Amberlyst 70) with simultaneous furfural stripping using nitrogen under semi-batch conditions. Nitrogen, compared to steam, does not dilute the vapor phase stream when condensed. This system allowed stripping 65% of the furfural converted from xylose and almost 100% of selectivity in the condensate. Moreover, high initial xylose loadings led to the formation of two water-furfural phases, which could reduce further purification costs. Constant liquid-vapor equilibrium along stripping could be maintained for different xylose loadings. The modeling of the experimental data was carried out in order to obtain a liquid-vapor mass-transfer coefficient. This value could be used for future studies under steady-state continuous conditions in similar reaction-systems. |
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Keywords: | Furfural Process optimization Xylose dehydration Amberlyst Stripping |
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