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Efficient catalytic conversion of concentrated cellulose feeds to hexitols with heteropoly acids and Ru on carbon

Jan Geboers, Stijn Van de Vyver, Kévin Carpentier, Kevin de Blochouse, Pierre A. Jacobs, Bert F. Sels

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 267 citations · 20 references

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A combination of heteropolyacids and Ru on carbon catalyzes the conversion of concentrated cellulose feeds into hexitols under H(2) pressure. Quantitative conversion of ball-milled cellulose was observed with remarkable hexitol volume productivity.

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