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Green Chemistry
Michelin, partners develop biobased 5-HMF
by Michael McCoy
November 23, 2023
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 101, Issue 39
A subsidiary of the French tire maker Michelin and the French research firm IFP Energies Nouvelles say they have developed a process for making 5- hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) from fructose after a 10-year effort. The partners see 5-HMF as a platform molecule for making polymers, solvents, fuel additives, and other products from nonfossil raw materials. The two firms say they have produced 1.2 metric tons of the monomer. They are now working with the engineering firm Technip Energies to design an industrial-scale plant.
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