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Researchers find one-step process for converting cellulose to HMF, which can be refined into drop-in renewable fuels

In Washington, researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory report a new method for converting cellulose in a single-step to the building block HMF, which can thereupon be refined into renewable polyesters, green gasoline or green diesel.
In their research, the team used a combination of copper chloride and chromium chloride at 120 degrees Celsius broke [...]