Hydrothermal conversion of xylose, glucose, and cellulose under the catalysis of transition metal sulfates

• Published in: Carbohydrate polymers Vol. 118; pp. 44 - 51
• Main Authors: Cao, Xuefei, Peng, Xinwen, Sun, Shaoni, Zhong, Linxin, Chen, Wei, Wang, Sha, Sun, Run-Cang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 15.03.2015
• Subjects: biomass; Catalysis; catalysts; catalytic activity; Cellulose; Cellulose - chemistry; cobalt; Cobalt - chemistry; copper; Copper - chemistry; Degradation correlation; energy efficiency; formic acid; fuels; Glucose; Glucose - chemistry; hydrolysis; Hydrothermal conversion; iron; Iron - chemistry; lactic acid; levulinic acid; manganese; nickel; Nickel - chemistry; screening; sulfates; Sulfates - chemistry; temperature; Transition Elements - chemistry; Transition metal sulfates; xylose; Xylose - chemistry; zinc; Zinc - chemistry; Hydrothermal conversion; Glucose; Degradation correlation; Cellulose; Transition metal sulfates

•Zn2+ and Ni2+ showed obvious effect on converting biomass into lactic acid.•Cu2+ and Fe3+ could accelerate the formations of levulinic acid and formic acid.•Positive correlations among xylose, glucose, and cellulose degradation were observed.•HTC of monosaccharide can be used to screen catalysts fo...