METAL CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR PRODUCING FURFURAL DERIVATIVES FROM RAW MATERIALS OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FURFURAL DERIVATIVES USING THE COMPOSITION

摘要

The present invention relates to a metal catalyst composition for producing furfural derivatives from raw materials of lignocellulosic biomass, and to a method for producing furfural derivatives using the composition. The metal catalyst composition comprises ruthenium chloride (RuCl3) and chromium chloride (CrCl2), wherein the chromium chloride (CrCl2) is 300 to 500 weight parts with respect to 100 weight parts of ruthenium chloride (RuCl3). According to the present invention, metal catalysts of multiple types are mixed at an optimum ratio, thus producing furfural derivatives from raw materials of lignocellulosic biomass through a simple reaction process performed in a single reaction device, which might otherwise require multistep processes such as pretreatment and simple saccharification processes as in conventional processes for producing furfural derivatives.