Ethanol is an important bulk chemical with diverse applications. Biomass-derived ethanol is traditionally produced by fermentation. Direct cellulose conversion to ethanol by chemocatalysis is particularly promising but remains a great challenge. Herein, a one-pot hydrogenolysis of cellulose into ethanol was developed by using graphene-layers-encapsulated nickel (Ni@C) catalysts with the aid of H3PO4 in water. The cellulose was hydrolyzed into glucose, which was activated by forming cyclic di-ester bonds between the OH groups of H3PO4 and glucose, promoting ethanol formation under the synergistic hydrogenation of Ni@C. A 69.1 % yield of ethanol (carbon mole basis) was obtained, which is comparable to the theoretical value achieved by glucose...
Using cellulosic biomass to synthesize bulk quantities of high-value chemicals is of great interest ...
The high-value-added chemicals hydroxyacetone (HA) and 1-hydroxy-2-butanone (HB) were produced from ...
Carbon-based materials are some of the most commonly studied catalysts for the conversion of cellulo...
The production of ketones from cellulose is critical but challenging due to the easy hydrogenation o...
The bi-functional Ni-W@C catalysts were prepared by one-pot reduction-carbonization method and used ...
The hydrogenolysis of cellulose was systematically investigated at 488 K and under 65 bar H2 in the ...
Keto-alcohols, which are traditionally produced from fossil resources with multisteps, are considere...
Hydrogenation of cellulose to hexitol with mesoporous carbon supported nickel based catalyst
Rapid depletion of fossil fuels and increased consumer demands for materials are the driving forces ...
Sorbitol is one of the key platform chemicals that can be applied to several industrial applications...
Conversion of biomass cellulose to value-added chemicals and fuels is one of the most important adva...
The direct transformation of cellulose into sugar alcohols (one-pot conversion) over supported nicke...
Robust and highly active Ni-based bimetallic catalysts supported on mesoporous carbon have been deve...
With diminishing fossil resources and increasing concerns about environmental issues, searching for ...
Production of chemicals and fuels from renewable cellulosic biomass is important for the creation of...
Using cellulosic biomass to synthesize bulk quantities of high-value chemicals is of great interest ...
The high-value-added chemicals hydroxyacetone (HA) and 1-hydroxy-2-butanone (HB) were produced from ...
Carbon-based materials are some of the most commonly studied catalysts for the conversion of cellulo...
The production of ketones from cellulose is critical but challenging due to the easy hydrogenation o...
The bi-functional Ni-W@C catalysts were prepared by one-pot reduction-carbonization method and used ...
The hydrogenolysis of cellulose was systematically investigated at 488 K and under 65 bar H2 in the ...
Keto-alcohols, which are traditionally produced from fossil resources with multisteps, are considere...
Hydrogenation of cellulose to hexitol with mesoporous carbon supported nickel based catalyst
Rapid depletion of fossil fuels and increased consumer demands for materials are the driving forces ...
Sorbitol is one of the key platform chemicals that can be applied to several industrial applications...
Conversion of biomass cellulose to value-added chemicals and fuels is one of the most important adva...
The direct transformation of cellulose into sugar alcohols (one-pot conversion) over supported nicke...
Robust and highly active Ni-based bimetallic catalysts supported on mesoporous carbon have been deve...
With diminishing fossil resources and increasing concerns about environmental issues, searching for ...
Production of chemicals and fuels from renewable cellulosic biomass is important for the creation of...
Using cellulosic biomass to synthesize bulk quantities of high-value chemicals is of great interest ...
The high-value-added chemicals hydroxyacetone (HA) and 1-hydroxy-2-butanone (HB) were produced from ...
Carbon-based materials are some of the most commonly studied catalysts for the conversion of cellulo...