Heteropoly acids as efficient acid catalysts in the one-step conversion of cellulose to sugar alcoholsThis article is part of the 'Emerging Investigators' themed issue for ChemComm.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures and additional tests. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc02263b

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...

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Main Authors: Palkovits, Regina, Tajvidi, Kameh, Ruppert, Agnieszka M, Procelewska, Joanna
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Summary: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 C 4 to C 6 sugar alcohols in only 7 h at 160 °C. Cellulose and even spruce are effectively converted into sugar alcohols simply combining heteropoly acids with supported ruthenium catalysts in the aqueous phase.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c0cc02263b