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    Acid-treatment of C5 and C6 sugar monomers/oligomers: Insight into their interactions

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    Authors
    Hu, Xun
    Wang, S.
    Wu, Liping
    Dong, Dehua
    Hasan, Md Mahmudul
    Li, Chun-Zhu
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Hu, X. and Wang, S. and Wu, L. and Dong, D. and Hasan, M.M. and Li, C. 2014. Acid-treatment of C5 and C6 sugar monomers/oligomers: Insight into their interactions. Fuel Processing Technology. 126: pp. 315-323.
    Source Title
    Fuel Processing Technology
    DOI
    10.1016/j.fuproc.2014.05.024
    ISSN
    0378-3820
    School
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38621
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Carbohydrates are the intermediates/products during hydrolysis of biomass, which can be converted to value-added chemicals/biofuels via further acid-catalysis. The interactions between the typical carbohydrates/furans including glucose, fructose, raffinose, xylose, and furfural during their acid-catalyzed conversion in water/dimethyl sufoxide were investigated in this study. The insoluble polymer formed from the carbohydrates was measured and characterized with FT-IR, while the soluble polymers were characterized with a UV-fluorescence spectrometer. The interaction or cross-polymerization of xylose/glucose, fructose/raffinose, furfural/glucose, and furfural/fructose does exist, producing more soluble polymer but not significantly more insoluble polymer. The insoluble polymer deactivates the solid acid catalyst, slowing down conversion of sugars/intermediates. In addition, different sugars have very different propensities towards polymerization in water, which follows the order: fructose < raffinose < glucose < xylose < furfural. In addition, the acid-treatment of glucose in DMSO and in water produces the similar amount of insoluble polymer, while the insoluble polymer formed in the acid-treatment of xylose is less in DMSO than in water at the experimental conditions employed.

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