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)
Integrated Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass in y-Valerolactone (GVL): From Fractionation to Catalytic Furfural Oxidation into Succinic Acid
Short Introductive summary
This work presents an integrated and scalable ?-valerolactone (GVL)-based biorefinery for the full valorization of lignocellulosic biomass. The process combines organosolv fractionation, to produce high yield and high-quality streams of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and furfural with the catalytic conversion of cellulose into sugars, dehydration of hemicellulose into furfural (75% yield), and subsequent oxidation of furfural to succinic acid (58% yield) using hydrogen peroxide and a heterogeneous catalyst. A high-purity lignin fraction is simultaneously recovered as a valuable co-product. This cascade approach eliminates intermediate purification steps, achieves carbon utilization above 95%, and enables solvent recovery exceeding 99.5% without loss of performance. The results demonstrate a technically viable, economically competitive, and environmentally sustainable route toward renewable monomer production from lignocellulosic biomass.
Presenter
Maria SOTO
Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, SPAIN
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Co-authors:
S. Vega, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, Madrid, SPAIN
P. Sanchez, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, Madrid, SPAIN
F. Vila, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, Madrid, SPAIN
D.M. Alonso, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry, Madrid, SPAIN
Session reference: 6CV.6.15