Process for 5-Methylfurfuryl Alcohol (MFA) Production from Biomass Derived 5-HMF

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Implementing Organization

Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT)

Project Overview

Considering the increasing demand for MFA, CSIR-IHBT has developed a low cost, simple, atom economic and scalable process for production of 5-MFA from biomass derived 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (5-HMF).

Benefits

Cost effective, atom economical, energy efficient, scalable process, Devoid tedious purification techniques
, Simple distillation gives high product purity 95%

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www.ihbt.res.in

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Thrust Areas

Chemical Sciences

Focus Area

5-Methylfurfuryl Alcohol (MFA) Production

Output

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Technology Development

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