Issue 6, 2012
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Green Chemistry

Catalytic conversion of biomass using solvents derived from lignin†

Pooya Azadi,ab   Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores,a   Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres,a   Elif I. Gürbüz,a   Ramin Farnoodb  and  James A. Dumesic*a  

* Corresponding authors

a University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Madison, WI 53706, USA
E-mail: dumesic@engr.wisc.edu
Fax: +608-262-5434
Tel: +608-262-1095

b University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Toronto, ON M5S 3E5, Canada

Abstract

We report an approach by which the hemicellulose and cellulose fractions of biomass are converted through catalytic processes in a solvent prepared from lignin into high value platform chemicals and transportation fuels, namely furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, levulinic acid and γ-valerolactone.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2GC35203F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2012
Accepted
16 Mar 2012
First published
16 Mar 2012

Green Chem., 2012,14, 1573-1576

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Catalytic conversion of biomass using solvents derived from lignin

P. Azadi, R. Carrasquillo-Flores, Y. J. Pagán-Torres, E. I. Gürbüz, R. Farnood and J. A. Dumesic, Green Chem., 2012, 14, 1573 DOI: 10.1039/C2GC35203F

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