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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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Copper-Based Catalytic Anodes To Produce 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid, a Biomass-Derived Alternative to Terephthalic Acid
TL;DR: In this paper, electrochemical oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) was demonstrated using Cu, one of the cheapest transition metals, as the catalytic anode.
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Recent advances in catalytic conversion of biomass to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and 2, 5-dimethylfuran
TL;DR: In this article, a comparison of different homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts for renewable cellulosic biomass for 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) is presented.
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Sustainable Productions of Organic Acids and Their Derivatives from Biomass via Selective Oxidative Cleavage of C-C bond
TL;DR: The potential for sustainable production of chemicals in the future with respect to limited fossil reserves, biomass is renewable and the most abundant carbon resource as mentioned in this paper, and it shows great potential to sustainable chemical production.
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MOF catalysts in biomass upgrading towards value-added fine chemicals
Annika Herbst,Christoph Janiak +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a critical comparison between metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and other catalysts (e.g., zeolites) for biomass transformation and valorization to platform chemicals: cellulose hydrolysis to glucose, fructose or sorbitol; fructose, glucose or maltose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF); sucrose to methyl lactate; furans, levulinic acid, lignin or vanillin as feedstock; triglycerides to esters and glycerol.
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Facile extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from wood using ethanol and peroxide solvothermal pretreatment followed by ultrasonic nanofibrillation
TL;DR: In this article, a two-step process that comprised ethanol and peroxide solvothermal pretreatment and an ultrasonic disintegration process was used to extract cellulose nanocrystals from wood flour.
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Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited
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Top Value Added Chemicals from Biomass: Volume I -- Results of Screening for Potential Candidates from Sugars and Synthesis Gas
Todd A Werpy,G. Petersen +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identified twelve building block chemicals that can be produced from sugar via biological or chemical conversions, and the twelve building blocks can be subsequently converted to a number of high-value bio-based chemicals or materials.
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Liquid-phase catalytic processing of biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons to fuels and chemicals.
TL;DR: An overview of chemical catalytic transformations of biomass-derived oxygenated feedstocks in the liquid phase to value-added chemicals and fuels is presented, with specific examples emphasizing the development of catalytic processes based on an understanding of the fundamental reaction chemistry.