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Biomass sugars for non-fuel applications /

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Biomass-derived sugars provide a rich, renewable feedstock for a diverse range of chemicals, making them a promising and feasible source for the sustainable manufacture of a variety of valuable products. Exploring green sugar-based technologies beyond their applications in fuels, this book provides...

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Other Authors: Murzin, Dmitry, 1963- (Editor), Simakova, Olga A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Cambridge] : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2015]
Series:RSC green chemistry series.
Subjects:
Biomass chemicals.
Green chemistry.
Organic chemistry.
Sustainability.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Chemical & Biochemical.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Conversion of Biomass into Sugars; Aqueous-phase Reforming of Sugar Derivatives: Challenges and Opportunities; Catalytic Hydrogenation of Sugars; Advances in Sugar-based Polymers: Xylan and its Derivatives for Surface Modification of Pulp Fibres; Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Sugar-based Surfactants; Oligosaccharides for Pharmaceutical Applications; Non-fuel Applications of Sugars in Brazil.