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An Integrated Catalytic Approach to Fermentable Sugars from Cellulose
Author(s) -
Rinaldi Roberto,
Engel Philip,
Büchs Jochen,
Spiess Antje C.,
Schüth Ferdi
Publication year - 2010
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.201000153
Subject(s) - cellobiose , cellulose , chemistry , ionic liquid , catalysis , hydrolysis , yield (engineering) , organic chemistry , cellulase , materials science , metallurgy
The production of fermentable sugars from cellulose in almost quantitative yield is accelerated. Starting from cello‐oligomers obtained by acid hydrolysis of cellulose in an ionic liquid, the catalytic approach described herein, integrating acid and enzymatic catalysis, quantitatively converts cellulose to fermentable sugars (glucose and cellobiose) within only a few hours.