The industrial application of 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol (THFDM) is in the experimental stage and has huge market development potential.

2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol (THFDM) is a chemical intermediate derived from the deep hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). 2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol has both an oxygen-containing rigid cyclic structure and a symmetrical diol functional group. It has the characteristics of easy moisture absorption, high stability, and good barrier properties. It can be used as a stabilizer, wetting agent, solvent, dispersant, and decolorizer. Agents, plasticizers, pesticides, etc. are used in food, diesel fuel, medicine, polyester, packaging, pesticides, plastics and other fields.

2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol is one of the derivatives of HMF. Factors such as the cost, purity, and production capacity of HMF have a greater impact on the development of the 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol industry. At present, the main global HMF suppliers include AVA, DuPont, BASF, Corboin, Zhongke Guosheng, Hefei Live Biotechnology, Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology, etc. With technological breakthroughs and related projects put into production, HMF production costs will drop significantly, and the industrial scale will further expand, which will benefit the development of the 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol industry.

According to the “2023-2028 China 2,5-Tetrahydrofurandimethanol (THFDM) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》shows that 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol is a bio-based material. In the context of carbon neutrality and the rise of the bioeconomy, the 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol market has huge development potential. At present, there are few 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol manufacturers in my country, mainly including Zhongke Guosheng (Hangzhou) Technology, Zhejiang Sugar Energy Technology, etc., as well as small-volume suppliers Shanghai McLean Biochemical Technology, Suzhou Runsen Pharmaceutical Technology, etc.

Due to its special molecular structure, 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol exhibits excellent properties in terms of rigidity, barrier properties, heat resistance, and dyeability. In the dual-carbon background, it will be an inevitable trend for bio-based to replace petroleum-based, and 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol has broad application prospects. However, due to less research and high technical difficulty, the current industrial application of 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol is still at a low level. Experimental stage.

Zhongke Guosheng has pioneered the continuous production process of HMF, completely overcoming the problems of high cost and low production efficiency of HMF. The company’s core monomers 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 2 , 5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol, etc. have formed a large-scale and stable sales supply, and sales are increasing day by day. In August 2022, Zhongke Guosheng completed a Pre-A round of financing of nearly 100 million yuan. This round of financing will be used to expand the production capacity of core monomer products HMF, FDCA and THFDM and the continued development of downstream derivatives.

Industry analysts said that 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol is one of the derivatives of HMF, and the stable supply of upstream raw materials is 2, The key to the large-scale development of the 5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol industry is that in recent years, thanks to technological breakthroughs, my country has gradually realized low-cost, large-scale production of HMF, which is beneficial to the development of the 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol industry. At present, the industrial application of 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol is still in the experimental stage, but as a bio-based material and in the context of dual carbon, 2,5-tetrahydrofurandimethanol has huge market development potential.