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Chemical conversion pathways for carbohydrates
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A review of the recent developments in liquid phase chemical conversions of monosaccharides, disaccharide, and polysaccharides can be found in this paper, followed by a process-driven approach where the existing carbohydrate conversion pathways are classified according to the types of chemical processes involved.About:
This article is published in Green Chemistry.The article was published on 2015-01-01. It has received 271 citations till now.read more
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Dihydroxyacetone conversion into lactic acid in an aqueous medium in the presence of metal salts: influence of the ionic thermodynamic equilibrium on the reaction performance
Elsa Jolimaitre,Elsa Jolimaitre,Damien Delcroix,Nadine Essayem,Catherine Pinel,Michèle Besson +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the catalytic conversion of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) to lactic acid (LA) via pyruvaldehyde (PA) in an aqueous medium was studied using different homogeneous metal salts.
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New Insights into the NiO Catalytic Mechanism on the Conversion of Fructose to Methyl Lactate
TL;DR: In this paper, the NiO catalytic mechanism of NiO on the conversion fructose to methyl lactate (MLA) has been evaluated in the presence of NiOOH.
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Aromatisation of bio-derivable isobutyraldehyde over HZSM-5 zeolite catalysts
TL;DR: In this article, an efficient process for the aromatisation of isobutyraldehyde over zeolite catalysts in a continuous fixed bed reactor to provide value-added aromatic compounds with a yield of 93%.
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Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of alkyl levulinates to γ-valerolactone
TL;DR: In this article, efficient hydrogenations of neat alkyl levulinates to γ-valerolactone were achieved with low catalyst loadings of either PNP Ru or Ir complexes, respectively, in the presence of a small amount of a base at low temperature and H2 pressure.
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Autocatalytic Hydration of Dihydropyran to 1,5-Pentanediol Precursors via in situ Formation of Liquid- and Solid-Phase Acids
TL;DR: In this paper, carboxylic acids formed in situ in both batch and continuous flow reactors were used to catalyze DHP hydration to 2-hydroxytetrahydropyran (2-HY-THP).
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