date:Jun 06, 2012
o p-xylene in a three-step reaction within a high-temperature biomass reactor.
In the reaction, glucose is converted to dimethylfuran and ethylene, which undergoes a reaction at 300C, before a dehydration step which produces p-xylene, also known as para-xylene.
Dauenhauer said: If we got the yield up to 99% we would be very happy.
We are in the stage of development, as we have made the discovery in the laboratory we need to go to the pilot plant test stage next but we are still a couple of ye