Synthesis and Characterization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Corncob Using Solid Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Property</td><td class="align_center">Value (wt.%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ash content</td><td class="align_center">0.73</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Moisture content</td><td class="align_center">5.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Volatile matter</td><td class="align_center">81.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Fixed carbon content</td><td class="align_center">12.67</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Proximate composition of raw corncob.</div>

International Journal of Chemical Engineering

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Table 1: Synthesis and Characterization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Corncob Using Solid Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst 