Front Cover: Selective Cellulose Hydrogenolysis to Ethanol Using Ni@C Combined with Phosphoric Acid Catalysts (ChemSusChem 17/2019). Issue 17 (4th September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Qiying; Wang, Haiyong; Xin, Haosheng; Wang, Chenguang; Yan, Long; Wang, Yingxiong; Zhang, Qi; Zhang, Xinghua; Xu, Ying; Huber, George W.; Ma, Longlong
• Is Part Of: ChemSusChem. Volume 12:Issue 17(2019)
• Page Start: 3878
• Page End: 3878
• Publication Date: 2019-09-04
• Subjects: biomass -- cellulose -- ethanol -- H3PO4 -- nickel; Green chemistry -- Periodicals; Sustainable engineering -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; Chemical engineering -- Periodicals; 660
• DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201902282
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1864-5631

Abstract

Abstract : The Front Cover shows the conversion of renewable biomass into cellulosic ethanol in water over Ni@C catalyst under mild conditions. This conversion bears similarity to the fantastic process of the alchemy furnace in Chinese mythology. Upon adding biomass under the action of water, heat, and catalyst, a wonderful chemical reaction occurs to obtain the ethanol. In this work, a new approach is developed for one‐pot production of cellulosic ethanol from renewable and sustainable cellulose. With the aid of Ni@C catalyst and H3 PO4, cellulose is directly converted into ethanol with a high yield of 69.1 %, and an ethanol concentration up to 89 g L −1 . More information can be found in the Full Paper by Q Liu et al. onpage 3977 in Issue 17, 2019 (DOI:10.1002/cssc.201901110 ).