P-Tu-159 Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Hexitols with Mineral Acids and Ru/H-USY

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Ontario Exhibit Hall (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Jan Geboers1, Stijn Van de Vyver1, Kevin Carpentier2, Pierre A. Jacobs2 and Bert F. Sels1, (1)Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium, (2)Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Catholic University of Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
In the search for renewable sources of carbon, the importance of cellulose cannot be overstated. We present a system that is capable of fully converting concentrated cellulose feeds in high yields to hexitols, using only a minute acid concentration and a exceptionally active and selective bifunctional metal loaded zeolite catalyst.

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