Premium
Production of Polyhydric Alcohols from Wood Polysaccharides
Author(s) -
Sharkov V. I.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.196304051
Subject(s) - hydrogenolysis , hydrolysis , ethylene glycol , cellulose , glycerol , polysaccharide , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
By hydrolysis and hydrogenolysis, plant polysaccharides, i.e. mainly cellulose and hemicelluloses, can be converted with high yields into polyhydric alcohols (hexitols, pentitols, glycerol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol). Procedures which have been developed in the U.S.S.R. are described. Of particular interest is the simultaneous hydrolysis and hydrogenolysis of plant polysaccharides with noble metal catalysts. Here yields are almost quantitative.