Luo, Yuqing published the artcileComparison of 4,4′-Dimethylbiphenyl from Biomass-Derived Furfural and Oil-Based Resource: Technoeconomic Analysis and Life-Cycle Assessment, Related Products of catalysis-chemistry, the publication is Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2022), 61(25), 8963-8972, database is CAplus.
Replacing oil-based toluene with biomass-derived furfural for 4,4′-dimethylbiphenyl (DMBP) production can pave the way for sustainable polyester manufacture This work compared the economic and environmental performances of two conceptual designs of 4,4′-DMBP production The first toluene-based route consists of toluene alkylation to (methylcyclohexyl)toluene (MCHT), MCHT dehydrogenation to DMBP, and isomerization of lower-valued 3,3′-DMBP. The renewable furfural-based route includes hydrogenation of furfural to 2-methylfuran (MF), oxidative coupling of MF to 5,5′-dimethylfuran (DMBF), and tandem Diels-Alder dehydration of 5,5′-DMBF to 4,4′-DMBP. The reaction conditions are optimized to achieve a more economically feasible process using furfural feedstock. At a scale of 83 kmol/h feedstock, the 4,4′-DMBP min. selling price of the furfural-based route is $3044/t, while that of the toluene-based route is $2488/t. The feedstock and 3,4′-DMBP isomer prices are identified as critical parameters for the economic evaluation by sensitivity anal. A “cradle-to-gate” life-cycle assessment confirms that furfural-based DMBP production emits significantly fewer greenhouse gas (5.00 kg CO2 equiv/kg DMBP) as compared to the toluene-based counterpart (8.28 kg CO2 equiv/kg DMBP).
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research published new progress about 613-33-2. 613-33-2 belongs to catalysis-chemistry, auxiliary class Benzene, name is 4,4′-Dimethyldiphenyl, and the molecular formula is C14H14, Related Products of catalysis-chemistry.
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