| abstract |
Method for the manufacture of organic acid esters of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural by reacting a glucose-containing starting material with an organic acid or its anhydride in the presence of a catalytic or sub-stoechiometric amount of acid catalyst. The catalysts are heterogeneous or homogenous and may be employed in a continuous flow fixed bed reactor. The esters can be applied as a fuel or fuel additive and as starting materials for the synthesis of monomers for polymerisation reactions. |