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. 2018 May 8;6:146. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00146

Table 1.

Conditions and results for the D-xylose dehydration with HCl as catalyst in an aqueous NaCl and 2-sec-butylphenol mixture (Gürbüz et al., 2012).

Entrya D-xylose (wt%) HCl (M) t (min) Conv. (%) Sel. (%) Yield (%)
1 1.5 0.1 20 98 80 78
2 1.1 (from corn stover) 0.1 30 95 74 70
0.25 15 92 82 75
3 5 0.1 15 92 77 71
4 2.1 (2 cycles from corn stover) 0.25 15 95 75 71
a

Reaction conditions: HCl (0.1–0.25 M), saturated aqueous NaCl-2-sec-butylphenol mixture (6.67:1, wt/wt), 170°C.