TY - JOUR
T1 - Highly Selective Conversion of Cellobiose and Cellulose to Hexitols by Ru-Based Homogeneous Catalyst under Acidic Conditions
AU - Wang, Guozhen
AU - Tan, Xuefeng
AU - Lv, Hui
AU - Zhao, Mengmeng
AU - Wu, Min
AU - Zhou, Jinping
AU - Zhang, Xumu
AU - Zhang, Lina
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PY - 2016/5/11
Y1 - 2016/5/11
N2 - The catalytic transformation of the most abundant cellulose to valuable platform chemicals is one of the significant issues to overcome the shortage of fossil fuels. Herein, we reported the first example of Ru-based homogeneous catalyst for the highly selective conversion of cellobiose and ball-milled cellulose to hexitols (including sorbitol, mannitol, and 1,4-sorbitan) under an acidic condition with the yield of 94.5% and 56.4%, respectively. The main features of this catalytic system were the high conversion efficiency of biomass, mild reaction condition (100 °C), and low catalyst loading, which was 1/20 of the related Ru/C heterogeneous catalyst. This work opened up a new avenue for the transformation of cellulose to hexitols under mild conditions. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
AB - The catalytic transformation of the most abundant cellulose to valuable platform chemicals is one of the significant issues to overcome the shortage of fossil fuels. Herein, we reported the first example of Ru-based homogeneous catalyst for the highly selective conversion of cellobiose and ball-milled cellulose to hexitols (including sorbitol, mannitol, and 1,4-sorbitan) under an acidic condition with the yield of 94.5% and 56.4%, respectively. The main features of this catalytic system were the high conversion efficiency of biomass, mild reaction condition (100 °C), and low catalyst loading, which was 1/20 of the related Ru/C heterogeneous catalyst. This work opened up a new avenue for the transformation of cellulose to hexitols under mild conditions. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00518
DO - 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00518
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0888-5885
VL - 55
SP - 5263
EP - 5270
JO - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
JF - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
IS - 18
ER -