The principles for converting the furfural are shown in the above block flow diagram, using a four-step catalytic process:

1. furfural (FAF) to furfural–acetone (2:1) dimer (i.e. the aldol condensation product of furfural and acetone),
2. Oli – oligomeric adducts formed by Michael addition reactions,
3. H-FAF – hydrogenated furfural–acetone (2:1) dimer,
4. Cyc – cyclic compounds formed by hydrogenation and Diels–Alder reactions.

Click here to access the full article from the team, which is led by James Dumesic and George Huber (University of Wisconsin-Madison): "Production of renewable petroleum refinery

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In September 2010, our business plan was recognised as runner-up in the CTI PFAN African Forum for Clean Energy Financing . The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a multilateral, public-private partnership initiated by the Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) in cooperation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer.

In a series-A round of financing (R4million), DalinYebo seek to raise the capital to complete the bankable feasibility study for our first (out of min. 5) 7MW Cobelec™· project, which will be housed in a special purpose vehicle. We are

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Whether it is a 2MW electricity installation or a 10,000 tpa biobased chemicals plant, the basic designs are complete.

{jb_greenbox}We are ready to tailor a solution to suit client requirements. The core of the Green Energy Park is a power island that produces the energy for a variety of uses, e.g.:
- Electricity (On- or/and Off-grid).
- Steam/electricity for the manufacture of biobased chemicals, such as furfural, hydrogen, furfuryl alcohol, etc.
- Green electricity to develop (non-chemical) manufacturing enterprises.
- A combination of the above and/or other unit...

Therefore, when “BBS” is plugged-in as part of the lignocellulose pre-treatment stage, it will improve the quality of the biomass for enzymatic conversion, reducing operating costs/improving conversion yields.

Independent researchers confirm this! See extracts below (For the full article and .PDF go to j.mp/qcbd8R ).

Simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation (SSCF) of lignocellulosic residues from commercial furfural production (furfural residue, FR) and corn kernels were carried out to compare different nutritional media. The final ethanol concentration, the

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Gianluca's PatentGianluca has a special business focus on technologies that reduce energy (= steam reduction in furfural plants) and complements the DalinYebo team with his particular interest and knowledge in the field of process development for new generation biorefineries. Gianluca has a personal interest in the furfural chemistry and technology, which is published in his thesis " The Chemistry And Technology Of Furfural For Modern Lignocellulose-Feedstock Biorefineries (Furfural, the sleeping beauty )" and now also in the above United States Patent Application:

The invention is directed

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