Issue 1, 2011

Heteropoly acids as efficient acid catalysts in the one-step conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohols

Abstract

Cellulose and even spruce can be converted efficiently into valuable platform chemicals via combined hydrolysis and hydrogenation in the aqueous phase. Thereby, heteropoly acids together with supported ruthenium catalysts show not only high activity but also remarkable selectivity to sugar alcohols reaching up to 81% yield of C4 to C6sugar alcohols in only 7 h at 160 °C.

Graphical abstract: Heteropoly acids as efficient acid catalysts in the one-step conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohols

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Jun 2010
Accepted
19 Oct 2010
First published
22 Nov 2010

Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 576-578

Heteropoly acids as efficient acid catalysts in the one-step conversion of cellulose to sugar alcohols

R. Palkovits, K. Tajvidi, A. M. Ruppert and J. Procelewska, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 576 DOI: 10.1039/C0CC02263B

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