{"Page URL":["https://www.appropedia.org/Hydroxymethylfurfural_(HMF)"],"Page description":["[[Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)|HMF]] is an organic compound derived from plant-based sugars (i.e. glucose & fructose). As a platform chemical, it can be processed into various biochemicals that are currently still derived from fossil fuels. HMF is highly water soluble and can be processed into diesel-like liquid biofuels (\"furanic biofuels\"). These are in some ways superior to ethanol. For example, compared to ethanol, 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) has a higher energy density, has a higher boiling point (by 20 °C), and is not soluble in water. DMF is similar to gasoline and is compatible with the existing liquid transportation fuel infrastructure, having already been used as a gasoline additive.\n \nHere is a study from the Institute of Chemistry at the University of Rostock, Germany: [http://web.archive.org/web/20161208132544/http://www.chemie1.uni-rostock.de/pci/emelyanenko/publications/41.pdf Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals: Thermodynamic Studies on the Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into Bulk Intermediates]"],"Page language":["en"],"Page license":["CC-BY-SA-3.0"],"Page title":["Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)"],"Page views":[149],"Page year":["Saturday, 01-Jan-11 00:00:00 UTC"],"Modification date":["Thursday, 27-Nov-25 20:54:49 UTC"]}