Research Article

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

Table 4

Elemental analysis of the catalyst and bamboo carbon.

SampleN (%)C (%)H (%)S (%)

BC-00.1576.343.16
BC-SO3H−10.2560.322.531.87
BC-SO3H−20.2861.212.231.63
BC-SO3H−30.3263.422.611.52