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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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Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulose into Chemicals and Fuel Products in Ionic Liquids
TL;DR: This review focuses on the catalytic chemical conversion of lignocellulose and its primary ingredients into value-added chemicals and fuel products using ILs as the reaction media.
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Adsorption Behavior of Glucosamine-Based, Pyrimidine-Fused Heterocycles as Green Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: Experimental and Theoretical Studies
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of electron donating (−CH3 and −OH) and electron withdrawing (−NO2) substituents on the corrosion inhibition efficiency of four glucosamine-based, substituted, pyrimidine-fused heterocycles (CARBs) on mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl have been investigated using gravimetric, electrochemical, surface morphology (SEM, AFM, and EDX), and computational techniques.
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Recent advances in hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oxygenates over heterogeneous catalysts
Soosan Kim,Eilhann E. Kwon,Yong Tae Kim,Sungyup Jung,Hyung Ju Kim,George W. Huber,Jechan Lee +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the roles of different catalytic sites in Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) and strategies to stabilize these active sites are discussed, and points to be considered for further research into HDO over heterogeneous catalysts and pending challenges are discussed.
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Organic Solvent Effects in Biomass Conversion Reactions.
Li Shuai,Jeremy S. Luterbacher +1 more
TL;DR: A holistic view of solvent effects, the mechanistic elucidation of these effects, and the careful consideration of the challenges associated with solvent use could assist researchers in choosing and designing improved solvent systems for targeted biomass conversion processes.
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An overview of biorefinery-derived platform chemicals from a cellulose and hemicellulose biorefinery
TL;DR: This review article provides an overview of the techniques developed for the valorization of biomass in the production of platform chemicals within a biorefinery and the status for commercialization.
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Recent Advances in the Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose
TL;DR: In this paper, the challenges and issues involved in the catalytic processing of cellulose are discussed, as well as specific chemical and physical properties of the cellulose molecules are briefly addressed, which is a prerequisite for rational design of new catalytic transformations.
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Fermentable sugars by chemical hydrolysis of biomass.
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Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose Using a Combination of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Water in a Biphasic Reactor with an Alkylphenol Solvent
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reported the catalytic conversion of glucose in high yields (62%) to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a versatile platform chemical.
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Sustainable films and coatings from hemicelluloses: a review.
TL;DR: This review summarizes the results of past research on films and coatings from hemicelluloses, biopolymers that are as yet relatively unexploited commercially and fundamental studies of films from modified hemiceLLuloses have identified other potential applications, including selective membranes.
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Selective Oxidation of D-Glucose on Gold Catalyst
TL;DR: In this article, the selective oxidation of D-glucose to D-gluconic acid was performed at both controlled (7-9.5) and free pH values in an aqueous solution in the presence of a gold on carbon catalyst using dioxygen as the oxidant under mild conditions.