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Renewable Feedstocks Promise Lower-Cost p-Xylene

2013-08-21 21:09:00| Chemical Processing

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Amherst, Mass., have discovered an "ultraselective" process to make p-xylene from dimethylfuran (DMF) and ethylene derived from renewable resources such as lignocellulose. The route boasts more than 99% xylene selectivity to the para isomer, and 90% yield of p-xylene at 99% conversion of...

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