Dehydration of cellulose to levoglucosenone using polar aprotic solvents. Issue 6 (3rd June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cao, Fei; Schwartz, Thomas J.; McClelland, Daniel J.; Krishna, Siddarth H.; Dumesic, James A.; Huber, George W.
• Is Part Of: Energy & environmental science. Volume 8:Issue 6(2015)
• Page Start: 1808
• Page End: 1815
• Publication Date: 2015-06-03
• Subjects: Energy conversion -- Periodicals; Fuel switching -- Periodicals; Environmental sciences -- Periodicals; Environmental chemistry -- Periodicals; 333.79
• DOI: 10.1039/c5ee00353a
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1754-5692

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj101bh1d7" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />Herein, we report an approach to produce levoglucosenone (LGO) from cellulose in yields up to 51% under mild reaction conditions (170–230 °C; 5–20 mM H₂SO₄) using polar, aprotic solvents such as tetrahydrofuran (THF).</p> </abstract>