Room: Poster Area
Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026
Time: 15:00 - 16:00 CEST
Session code 6CV.6
Biomass conversion into bio-based chemicals and high-value compounds (part 2)
Techno-Economic and Exergy Analysis of a Sustainable Process for the Purification of Furfural from Biomass
Short Introductive summary
Furfural as a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) can help to overcome the transport and storage limitations due to the low mass density of hydrogen. Nevertheless, the conventional process for synthesizing furfural results in an aqueous azeotrope, making its purification highly energy-intensive. Therefore, this work aims to design a sustainable process for the production of furfural from corn cobs, with a focus on the purification of furfural by reactive distillation using a green solvent (MIBK).
Presenter
Diana TINOCO
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Chemical Engineering Dpt., ECUADOR
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Co-authors:
M. Guevara, ESPOL, Guayaquil, ECUADOR
K. Beltrán, ESPOL, Guayaquil, ECUADOR
A. Blanco, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, SPAIN
C. Varela, ESPOL, Guayaquil, ECUADOR
D. Tinoco, ESPOL, Guayaquil, ECUADOR
Session reference: 6CV.6.19