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Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass: Optimization of 2-Furaldehyde Production
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Say, Kevin
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http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4118-6115
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447689678
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2015, MS, University of Cincinnati, Engineering and Applied Science: Chemical Engineering.
Abstract
2-furaldehyde, hereafter referred to as furfural, is a versatile platform molecule that is produced from lignocellulosic biomass at an annual rate of 300,000 MT per year. An economic analysis of the current furfural production process demonstrated that the most significant shortfall is the low industrial yield which typically averages about 40-50% of the theoretical yield. The primary objective of this work was to improve upon this poor yield by building a kinetic model. This model was used to analyze the shortcomings of the current industrial method of producing furfural and to predict the capabilities of a novel biphasic reactor. In addition, a complete process design was completed for the production of furfural using a biphasic reactor.
Committee
Vadim Guliants, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Ali Kerr, M.B.A. (Committee Member)
Stephen Thiel, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Pages
128 p.
Subject Headings
Chemical Engineering
Keywords
Furfural
;
Xylose
;
2-Sec Butylphenol
;
Biphasic Reactor
;
Biomass
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Say, K. (2015).
Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass: Optimization of 2-Furaldehyde Production
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447689678
APA Style (7th edition)
Say, Kevin.
Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass: Optimization of 2-Furaldehyde Production.
2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447689678.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Say, Kevin. "Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass: Optimization of 2-Furaldehyde Production." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1447689678
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