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Towards the Efficient, Total Glycan Utilization of Biomass
Author(s) -
Mascal Mark,
Nikitin Edward B.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200900071
Subject(s) - hemicellulose , biomass (ecology) , furfural , straw , biofuel , pulp and paper industry , chemistry , cellulose , xylose , corn stover , cellulosic ethanol , hydrolysis , yield (engineering) , value added , organic chemistry , waste management , agronomy , fermentation , materials science , catalysis , inorganic chemistry , macroeconomics , economics , metallurgy , biology , engineering
From biomass to mass transportation : Waste biomass (newspaper, corn stover, straw, and wood) is converted into biofuel precursors and value‐added products in excellent yield using a simple, inexpensive process involving concurrent hydrolysis, dehydration, and substitution reactions in a biphasic reactor. The hemicellulose fraction of these substrates is simultaneously converted into furfural, and together these constitute an efficient means for the total exploitation of the carbohydrate content of biomass.