Maleic anhydride from bio-based 1-butanol and furfural: a life cycle assessment at the pilot scale

Abstract

The necessity to feed chemical industry with bio-based platform chemicals encourages the usage of a life cycle perspective in order to evaluate potentialities and drawbacks, before launching them at industrial...

Enzymatic Synthesis of Copolyesters with the Heteroaromatic Diol 3,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)furan and Isomeric Dimethyl Furandicarboxylate Substitutions

“…Additionally, 3,4-DMFDCA was synthesized via a five-step reaction that involved substituted dicarboxylic acid/cyclic anhydride with dimethylmaleic anhydride as the initial reactant . Notably, both 2-furoic acid and dimethylmaleic anhydride can be obtained from bio-based resources, confirming their renewability. ,, …”

“… 9 Notably, both 2-furoic acid and dimethylmaleic anhydride can be obtained from bio-based resources, confirming their renewability. 8 , 10 , 11 …”

“…9 Notably, both 2-furoic acid and dimethylmaleic anhydride can be obtained from bio-based resources, confirming their renewability. 8,10,11 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (2,5-FDCA) is a key bio-based building block for poly(ethylene furanoate) (PEF) production and has attracted much attention due to its eco-friendly characteristics. 12 PEF provides a promising future for packaging materials by offering alternatives to traditional fossilbased polyethylene terephthalate.…”

Methyl Methacrylate Production Processes: A Comparative Analysis of Alternatives Using the Life Cycle Assessment Methodology

“…The LCA methodology has been utilized for similar studies evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with industrial chemical production and comparing the different production approaches based on their level of impacts. Mostly all the sectors are covered: fossil-based industry, , biobased fuels and chemicals, − pharmaceuticals, and the synthesis of new catalytic system from earth-abundant metals. − Studies presented above, along with several others, established the suitability of the LCA methodology for pinpointing areas where different approaches to the production of chemical compounds excel in terms of environmental performance and the possible areas where process improvement efforts should be concentrated to drive significant environmental gains.…”

Norbornene Dicarboximide: A Green Alternative for Thiol-Norbornene Photopolymers

“…For example, CA is produced via a Diels−Alder reaction of cyclopentadiene with maleic anhydride: the latter can be derived from sustainable feedstocks and hydrolyzed to maleic acid, a natural metabolite. 8 This sharply contrasts 5-norbornene-2-carboxylic acid, which uses acrylic acid�a nonsustainable and carcinogenic feedstock�as the dienophile. On the other hand, CA reacts via alcoholysis or aminolysis, thermodynamically favorable processes that can take place without a catalyst.…”