The use of catalytic hydrogenation to intercept carbohydrates in a dilute acid hydrolysis of biomass to effect a clean separation from lignin

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 473-483

  Robinson, J Michael ^a   Burgess, Caroline E ^b   Bently, Melissa A ^a   Brasher, Chris D ^a   Horne, Bruce O ^a   Lillard, Danny M ^a   Macias, José M ^a   Mandal, Hari D ^a   Mills, Samuel C ^a   O'Hara, Kevin D ^a   Pon, Justin T ^a   Raigoza, Annette F ^a   Sanchez, Ernesto H ^a   Villarreal, José S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbohydrate; Catalytic hydrogenation; Cost; Dilute acid hydrolysis; Fuel; Polyol; Sorbitan; Sorbitol; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; PHENOLS;

CHEMICAL CONVERSION;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; FRACTIONATION; HYDROGENATION; HYDROLYSIS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; LIGNIN;

EID: 10744225704     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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