Supercritical conversion of cellulosic materials to glycosides

CHED 455

Alyse A. Hurd, ahurdinc@iastate.edu, Ronald C. Holtan, and Walter S. Trahanovsky, wtrahan@iastate.edu. Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 2802 Gilman Hall, Ames, IA 50011
An alternative to acid hydrolysis with the intent of breaking down cellulose's β-linkages was studied by reacting primary and secondary alcohols with cellulosic material under supercritical conditions. Various sources of cellulose were investigated, including corn stover, corn cobs, and pure cellulose. NMR and GC were used to characterize the products, which showed varying yields of glycosides dependent upon chosen solvent.
 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Organic Chemistry
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The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008