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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 thick fluid being stirred in a beaker.
Credit: Michelin
Michelin originally developed 5-hydroxymethylfurfural as a raw material for adhesive resins used in tire manufacturing.

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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