Carbon Nanofiber Supported Nickel Catalysts for the Reductive Splitting of Cellulose

Schutyser, Wouter

Monday, June 3, 2013: 1:30 PM

Ballroom A (Galt House Hotel)

Wouter Schutyser¹, Stijn Van de Vyver^1,2, Michiel Dusselier¹, Jan Geboers^1,3 and Bert F. Sels¹, (1)KU Leuven, Belgium, (2)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, (3)Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Germany.

The selective one-pot hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose to sugar alcohols, as a very interesting route for biomass valorization, is demonstrated using a carbon nanofiber supported nickel catalyst with a well-balanced ratio of the acid to metal functions.

Extended Abstracts:

Abstract NAM23_Wouter Schutyser.pdf (149.8KB) - Extended Abstract

O-M-BRA-8 Carbon Nanofiber Supported Nickel Catalysts for the Reductive Splitting of Cellulose