Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 2 Furfural production in the PHLs without and with acid catalytic dehydration
Prehydrolysis temperature (°C)a | Dehydration reaction (h)b | Sulfuric acid concentration (%) | Furfural production (Yield, %)c |
|---|---|---|---|
155 | – | – | 0.41 |
160 | – | – | 0.73 |
165 | – | – | 1.17 |
170 | – | – | 1.66 |
155 | 1 | 6 | 1.03 |
160 | 1 | 6 | 1.17 |
165 | 1 | 6 | 1.47 |
170 | 1 | 6 | 1.8 |
170 | 1 | 9 | 2.38 |
170 | 1 | 12 | 2.62 |