P-We-53 Direct conversion of cellulosic biomass to useful chemicals

Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Weiran Yang and Ayusman Sen, Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
With diminishing fossil fuel reserves, the production of liquid fuels and value-added chemicals directly from biomass is of great current interest. Here, we show that cellulosic biomass can be directly converted to 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran, 5-methylfurfural, 2,5-hexanedione, and 2-methylcyclopentanone respectively under different reaction conditions with high yield and selectivity.

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