Dietrich, Karolin and Hernandez-Mejia, Carlos and Verschuren, Peter and Rothenberg, Gadi and Shiju, N. Raveendran (2017) One-Pot Selective Conversion of Hemicellulose to Xylitol : Organic Process Research & Development. Organic Process Research and Development, 21 (2). pp. 165-170. ISSN 1083-6160
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Converting hemicellulose into valuable platform chemicals is a key step in developing an integrated biorefinery. Traditionally, hemicellulose conversion into xylitol is done in two steps, using mineral acids and enzymes. Here we report a one-pot hydrolysis–hydrogenation of hemicellulose to xylitol. We used a combination of either heteropoly acid or biomass-derived organic acid and Ru on carbon as catalyst. Silicotungstic acid, phosphotungstic acid, and lactic acid can be used efficiently in the hydrolysis part. Phosphomolybdic acid was not very active (