Production of Valuable Chemicals from Wood Chips in High-Temperature Liquid Water Using Supported Metal Catalysts

Yamaguchi, Aritomo

Friday, June 19, 2015: 10:20 AM

Ballroom A (Lawrence Convention Center)

Aritomo Yamaguchi¹, Osamu Sato¹, Naoki Mimura¹ and Masayuki Shirai², (1)National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan, (2)Iwate University, Japan.

We have succeeded in converting cellulose and hemicellulose in the wood chips into sugar alcohols with 94% conversion and 62% yield by supported platinum catalysts. Then, we have also succeeded in the intramolecular dehydration of mannitol and sorbitol in high-temperature liquid water without adding any hazardous acid catalysts.

Extended Abstracts:

AY2014-11-01.pdf (129.7KB) - Extended Abstract

O-F-A-6 Production of Valuable Chemicals from Wood Chips in High-Temperature Liquid Water Using Supported Metal Catalysts