Production of high-yield short-chain oligomers from cellulose via selective hydrolysis in molten salt hydrates and separation

Journal Article · 15 September 2019 · Green Chemistry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9GC02297J · OSTI ID:1557911

Liu, Qiyu ^[1]; Ma, Qiaozhi ^[2]; Sabnis, Sanket ^[3]; Zheng, Weiqing ^[4]; Vlachos, Dionisios G.  ^[4]; Fan, Wei  ^[5]; Li, Wenzhi  ^[6]; Ma, Longlong ^[7]

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1. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, Department of Chemical Engineering
2. College of Materials and Energy, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China
3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, USA
4. Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, University of Delaware, Newark, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
5. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, USA, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
6. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
7. Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion

Stepwise process of cellulose being hydrolyzed into oligomers in MSH followed by product separation.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
• Grant/Contract Number: SC0001004
• OSTI ID: 1557911
• Journal Information: Green Chemistry, Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 21; ISSN GRCHFJ; ISSN 1463-9262
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• Language: English