Synthesis of glucose esters from cellulose in ionic liquids

Holzforschung

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-425

  Ignatyev, Igor A ^a   Van Doorslaer, Charlie ^a   Mertens, Pascal G N ^a   Binnemans, Koen ^a   De Vos, Dirk E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acetylation; Acid catalysis; Cellulose; Heterogeneous catalysis; Ionic liquids

Indexed keywords

1-BUTYL-3-METHYLIMIDAZOLIUM CHLORIDE; ACETIC ANHYDRIDES; ACID CATALYSIS; ACIDIC RESIN; AMBERLYST; D-GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE ESTER; GLUCOSE OLIGOMERS; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; LIQUID-LIQUID EXTRACTION; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS;

ACETYLATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CELLULOSE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; OLIGOMERS;

IONIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 84861041986     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2011.161     Document Type: Article

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