A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non-Food Biomass into Chemicals Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Yabushita, Mizuho (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2016.
• Σειρά: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Organic chemistry.; Catalysis.; Organic Chemistry.

The topic of this thesis is catalytic conversion of non-food, abundant, and renewable biomass such as cellulose and chitin to chemicals. In biorefinery, chemical transformation of polymers to valuable compounds has attracted worldwide interest for building sustainable societies. First, the current s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• General Introduction
• Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose Using Carbon Catalysts
• Mechanistic Study of Cellulose Hydrolysis by Carbon Catalysts
• Catalytic Depolymerization of Chitin to N-Acetylated Monomers
• Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Sorbitol to 1,4-Sorbitan
• General Conclusions
• Appendices.