Effective Production of 2,5-Dimethylfuran from Biomass-derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural on ZrO2-doped Graphite Electrode

摘要

abstract_textpThe 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), a promising biofuel, was effectively produced from biomass-derived 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) on a novel ZrO2-doped graphite electrode by a two-step method in this study. Firstly, the HMF was obtained from fructose using ZnCl2 as catalyst and NH4Br as promoter, and the highest yield of HMF reached 96. Then, the effective conversion of DMF from HMF was achieved on the ZrO2-doped graphite electrode. The ZrO2 was characterized to be monoclinic phase. The highest yield of DMF reached 30.7 on the 8 ZrO2-doped graphite electrode./p/abstract_text