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Facile Single‐Step Conversion of Macroalgal Polymeric Carbohydrates into Biofuels
Author(s) -
Kim Bora,
Jeong Jaewon,
Shin Seunghan,
Lee Dohoon,
Kim Sangyong,
Yoon HyoJin,
Cho Jin Ku
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.201000192
Subject(s) - biofuel , agar , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , renewable energy , renewable resource , green chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , ecology , reaction mechanism , genetics , bacteria
Red macroalgae‐derived agar is a renewable and sustainable resource. For the synthesis of HMF under solid Brønsted acid conditions, agar shows a unique reaction pattern and affords higher yields than land plant‐based polymeric carbohydrates. Agar can be directly converted into next‐generation biofuels by one‐pot reactions and readily isolated by using a general workup procedure, which is crucial for a large‐scale process.