%0 Journal Article %T DehydrationofxylosetofurfuralusingaLewisorBr£¿nstedacidcatalystandN2stripping %A Iker AGIRREZABAL-TELLERIA %A Cristina GARC¨ªA-SANCHO %A Pedro MAIRELES-TORRES %A Pedro Luis ARIAS %J ´ß»¯Ñ§±¨ %P 1402-1406 %D 2013 %R 10.1016/S1872-2067(12)60599-3 %X £¿TheactivityofLewis(Nb2O5)andBr£¿nsted(Amberlyst70)acidcatalystsforthecyclodehydrationofxylosetofurfuralwasstudied.Thenatureoftheacidityresultedinsignificantchangesinthereactionmechanism.Lewisacidsitespromotetheformationofxylulose,whileBr£¿nstedacidsitesarerequiredtofurtherdehydratethesugartofurfural.Amberlyst70inwater/tolueneat175¡æshowedloweractivitybutgaveahigherfurfuralyield.UsingN2asthestrippingagentconsiderablyimprovedthefurfuralyieldandproductpurityinthestrippedstream.Catalyststabilitywasalsostudied. %K Lewisacid %K Br£¿nstedacid %K Reactionmechanism %K Xylosedehydration %K Furfural %K Nitrogenstripping %U http://www.chxb.cn/CN/abstract/abstract21021.shtml