Issue 8, 2013

Highly efficient production of lactic acid from cellulose using lanthanide triflate catalysts

Abstract

Lanthanide triflates are excellent catalysts for the hydrothermal conversion of cellulose to lactic acid. Under the optimum conditions, as high as 89.6% yield of lactic acid was obtained by using Er(OTf)3 as the catalyst. This catalyst could be reused at least five times without obvious loss of activity.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient production of lactic acid from cellulose using lanthanide triflate catalysts

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 May 2013
Accepted
21 Jun 2013
First published
21 Jun 2013

Green Chem., 2013,15, 2091-2095

Highly efficient production of lactic acid from cellulose using lanthanide triflate catalysts

F. Wang, C. Liu and W. Dong, Green Chem., 2013, 15, 2091 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC40836A

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