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Depolymerization of Cellulose Assisted by a Nonthermal Atmospheric Plasma
Author(s) -
Benoit Maud,
Rodrigues Anthony,
Zhang Qinghua,
Fourré Elodie,
De Oliveira Vigier Karine,
Tatibouët JeanMichel,
Jérôme François
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201104123
Subject(s) - cellulose , microcrystalline cellulose , depolymerization , hydrolysis , reactivity (psychology) , yield (engineering) , chemistry , starch , biomass (ecology) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , composite material , agronomy , engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , biology
Biomass breakdown : The reactivity of recalcitrant cellulose towards hydrolysis is enhanced by pretreatment with a nonthermal atmospheric plasma. Glucose was produced in up to 25 wt % yield from microcrystalline cellulose and α‐cellulose (see picture). This technology is also applicable to the deconstruction of starch and inulin.