A study to identify a feasible route for the production of the monomer 2-vinylfuran from furan by evaluating the effect of variables on the final yield and to recommend suitable conditions applicable to the chemical industry

Reimann, R. H.Gengan, Robert Moonsamy2017-11-152017-11-151992DIT90049318http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2754Submitted in part fulfilment of the requirements for the Master's Diploma of Technology: Chemistry, M. L. Sultan Technikon, Durban, South Africa,1992.2- Vinylfuran has been synthesised from furan, obtained from furfural a degradation product of bagasse, and has the potential to be used as a monomer in the Polymer Industry. Furan was successfully reacted with ethylene under catalytic conditions of palladium (II) acetate and copper (II) acetate to produce 2-vinylfuran, via a direct substitution reaction, at atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 9Y C for two hours in dimethylformamide.134 penChemical industryVinyl polymersBagasseSugarcane industrySugar--Manufacture and refining--By-productsA study to identify a feasible route for the production of the monomer 2-vinylfuran from furan by evaluating the effect of variables on the final yield and to recommend suitable conditions applicable to the chemical industryThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2754