Environmentally benign system for direct conversion from cellulose into chemicals

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25708028
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Green/Environmental chemistry
• Research Institution: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
• Principal Investigator: Yamaguchi Aritomo 国立研究開発法人産業技術総合研究所, 化学プロセス研究部門, 研究グループ長 (90339119)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 再生可能資源 / バイオマス / セルロース / ソルビトール / イソソルビド

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals has greatly attracted attention for establishing the sustainable society because of the abundance and renewability of the lignocellulose. One-pot conversion of cellulose into isosorbide, which is a promising monomer of heat-resistant polymer, has been reported using combination of supported metal catalyst and homogeneous acid such as sulfuric acid. In this study, we investigated conversion of cellulose into isosorbide without homogeneous acids.
We have succeeded in one-pot conversion of cellulose into isosorbide with 55.8% yield by a supported ruthenium catalyst and Amberlyst 70 in water. It has been demonstrated that the direct catalytic conversion of cellulose into useful chemicals is a powerful technique for the use of lignocellulosic biomass.

Free Research Field

触媒化学