Preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from saccharide solutions in the presence of a solvent having a boiling point greater than 60° C. and less than 200° C. (at standard pressure, called low boiler for short)

US9162998B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Rene Backes · Lampertheim, DE
• Benoit Blank · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
• Alois Kindler · Haßloch, DE
• Carmen Feldner · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 12, 2012
• Grant date: Oct 20, 2015
• Expiry date: Mar 2, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P20/10
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for preparing 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which comprises