PROCESS FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS

    公开(公告)号:US20220325365A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17707030

    申请日:2022-03-29

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for treating a lignocellulosic biomass pretreated beforehand (1), said process comprising the extraction of the free sugars from said pretreated biomass using an alcoholic or aqueous-alcoholic extraction solution (2), so as to obtain a liquid phase enriched in free sugars, called liquor (3), and a solid phase depleted in free sugars, called must (4).

    METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH-PURITY AQUEOUS 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL (5-HMF) SOLUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20250051297A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-13

    申请号:US18723000

    申请日:2022-12-06

    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing an aqueous solution of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), comprising: a step a) of placing a feedstock comprising 5-HMF and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in contact with an intermediate aqueous back-extract obtained from step c), to obtain an aqueous mixture, a step b) of liquid-liquid extraction of the aqueous mixture with a stream of extraction solvent, to produce an aqueous raffinate and an intermediate organic extract, a step c) of back-washing of the intermediate organic extract with an aqueous solvent, to produce the intermediate aqueous back-extract and an organic raffinate, a step d) of liquid-liquid back-extraction of the organic raffinate obtained on conclusion of step c) with an aqueous stream, to produce an organic effluent and an aqueous back-extract of 5-HMF.

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