Table 3 Overview of experiments for the thermal, uncatalysed conversion of inulin to HMF and LA
Run | Cin (g/mL) | Treaction (°C) | t (min) | yHMF (wt%) | yLA (wt%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 22.8 | 4.0 |
2 | 0.05 | 160 | 18 | 2.7 | – |
3 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 23.1 | 3.1 |
4 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 23.9 | 3.2 |
5 | 0.05 | 180 | 18 | 32.1 | 5.6 |
6 | 0.05 | 180 | 18 | 35.0 | 6.1 |
7 | 0.12 | 170 | 39 | 17.6 | 6.1 |
8 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 23.1 | 3.3 |
9 | 0.08 | 187 | 39 | 14.6 | 13.4 |
10 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 22.5 | 1.1 |
11 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 21.8 | 1.5 |
12 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 19.4 | 1.8 |
13 | 0.08 | 170 | 39 | 16.6 | 2.2 |
14 | 0.08 | 170 | 74 | 8.9 | 1.9 |
15 | 0.1 | 180 | 18 | 20.9 | 5.5 |
16 | 0.03 | 170 | 39 | 24.8 | 3.6 |
17 | 0.05 | 160 | 60 | 25.7 | 3.1 |
18 | 0.1 | 160 | 60 | 23.3 | 3.6 |
19 | 0.1 | 160 | 18 | 3.2 | – |
20 | 0.05 | 180 | 60 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
21 | 0.05 | 180 | 60 | 10.4 | 9.0 |
22 | 0.1 | 180 | 60 | 3.1 | 9.5 |
23 | 0.1 | 180 | 60 | 2.2 | 9.8 |
24 | 0.08 | 153 | 39 | 12.4 | 0.3 |