Conversion of plant biomass to value-added chemicals by activated carbon catalysts
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23760734
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Catalyst/Resource chemical process
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| Research Institution | Hokkaido University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | バイオマス / セルロース / 炭素触媒 / 加水分解 / 酸触媒 / グルコース / 炭素 / 固体触媒 / 酸化 / 触媒 |
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| Research Abstract |
Conversion of cellulose to glucose is a grand challenge in biorefineries. In this work, the catalysis of activated carbons was studied for the efficient hydrolysis of cellulose.
The hydrolysis of cellulose using various carbons and several physicochemical methods has indicated that the activity correlates with the amount of oxygenated functional groups on carbons. A pretreatment that improves the contact between catalyst and cellulose was developed, and an 88% yield of glucose was achieved under the optimized conditions.
A mechanistic study has shown that a carbon adsorbs cellulose by their hydrophobic functionalities, followed by the formation of hydrogen bondings between oxygenated groups such as phenols and carboxylic acids on carbons and hydroxyl groups of cellulose. Then, a carboxylic acid attacks a glycosidic bond to form two sugar molecules.
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