Facile Single-Step Conversion of Macroalgal Polymeric Carbohydrates into Biofuels

Red macroalgae‐derived agar is a renewable and sustainable resource. For the synthesis of HMF under solid Brønsted acid conditions, agar shows a unique reaction pattern and affords higher yields than land plant‐based polymeric carbohydrates. Agar can be directly converted into next‐generation biofue...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2010-11, Vol.3 (11), p.1273-1275
Main Authors: Kim, Bora, Jeong, Jaewon, Shin, Seunghan, Lee, Dohoon, Kim, Sangyong, Yoon, Hyo-Jin, Cho, Jin Ku
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agar
Biofuels
biomass
Carbohydrates - chemistry
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
polymers
Polymers - chemistry
renewable resources
Seaweed - chemistry
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Summary:Red macroalgae‐derived agar is a renewable and sustainable resource. For the synthesis of HMF under solid Brønsted acid conditions, agar shows a unique reaction pattern and affords higher yields than land plant‐based polymeric carbohydrates. Agar can be directly converted into next‐generation biofuels by one‐pot reactions and readily isolated by using a general workup procedure, which is crucial for a large‐scale process.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.201000192