A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non-Food Biomass into Chemicals : Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering

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A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non-Food Biomass into Chemicals : Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering

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• A Study on Catalytic Conversion of Non-Food Biomass into Chemicals : Fusion of Chemical Sciences and Engineering

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• Singapore, Springer, 2016

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• Parts of this thesis have been published in the following journal articles and book: -- Supervisor's Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1 General Introduction -- 1.1 General Background: Why Non-Food Biomass? -- 1.2 Cellulose -- 1.2.1 Plant-Derived Biomass: Lignocellulose -- 1.2.2 Crystal Structure of Cellulose -- 1.2.3 Glucose and Its Derivatives -- 1.2.4 Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Homogeneous Systems -- 1.2.5 Hydrolysis of Cellulose by Heterogeneous Catalysts -- 1.2.6 Hydrolytic Hydrogenation of Cellulose to Sorbitol -- 1.3 Chitin -- 1.3.1 Property of Chitin -- 1.3.2 Transformation of Chitin -- 1.4 Objectives of This Thesis Work -- 1.5 Outlines of This Thesis -- 1.5.1 Chapter 1: General Introduction -- 1.5.2 Chapter 2: Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose Using Carbon Catalysts -- 1.5.3 Chapter 3: Mechanistic Study of Cellulose Hydrolysis by Carbon Catalysts -- 1.5.4 Chapter 4: Catalytic Depolymerization of Chitin to N-Acetylated Monomers -- 1.5.5 Chapter 5: Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Sorbitol to 1,4-Sorbitan -- 1.5.6 Chapter 6: General Conclusions -- References -- 2 Hydrolysis of Cellulose to Glucose Using Carbon Catalysts -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Experimental -- 2.2.1 Reagents -- 2.2.2 Synthesis of Mesoporous Carbon CMK-3 -- 2.2.3 Quantitative Analysis of OFGs on Carbon Materials -- 2.2.4 Analysis of Components in Bagasse Kraft Pulp -- 2.2.5 Ball-Milling and Mix-Milling Pretreatment of Cellulose -- 2.2.6 Catalytic Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Molecules -- 2.2.7 Reuse Test of Mix-Milled Cellulose -- 2.3 Results and Discussion -- 2.3.1 Screening of Carbon Catalysts for Hydrolysis of Cellulose -- 2.3.2 High-Yielding Production of Glucose from Cellulose -- 2.3.3 Role of Mix-Milling Pretreatment in Cellulose Hydrolysis -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Mechanistic Study of Cellulose Hydrolysis by Carbon Catalysts
• 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Experimental -- 3.2.1 Reagents -- 3.2.2 Heat-Treatment of Alkali-Activated Carbon K26 -- 3.2.3 Characterization of Carbon Materials -- 3.2.4 Ball-Milling Pretreatment and Hydrolysis of Cellulose -- 3.2.5 Hydrolysis of Cellobiose by Aromatic Compounds -- 3.2.6 Analysis of Interaction Between Cellobiose and Aromatic Compounds -- 3.2.7 Adsorption of Cellulosic Molecules -- 3.2.8 DFT Calculations -- 3.3 Results and Discussion -- 3.3.1 Contributions of OFGs on Carbons for Hydrolysis of Cellulose -- 3.3.2 Clarification of Active Sites and Their Catalysis -- 3.3.3 Adsorption of Cellulosic Molecules onto K26 -- 3.3.4 Proposed Mechanism of Cellulose Hydrolysis by Carbon Catalysts -- 3.3.5 Hydrolysis of Cellulose by ZTC -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Catalytic Depolymerization of Chitin to N-Acetylated Monomers -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Experimental -- 4.2.1 Reagents -- 4.2.2 Mechanocatalytic Hydrolysis of Chitin -- 4.2.3 Thermocatalytic Solvolysis of Chitin Samples -- 4.2.4 Synthesis of MeGlcNAc -- 4.3 Results and Discussion -- 4.3.1 Mechanocatalytic Hydrolysis of Chitin to Short-Chain Oligomers -- 4.3.2 Thermocatalytic Solvolysis of Oligomers to N-Acetylated Monomers -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of Sorbitol to 1,4-Sorbitan -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Experimental -- 5.2.1 Reagents -- 5.2.2 Preparation of Sulfated Zirconia -- 5.2.3 Dehydration of Sorbitol -- 5.2.4 Product Identification -- 5.3 Results and Discussion -- 5.3.1 Dehydration of Sorbitol Catalyzed by Acids -- 5.3.2 Identification of Reaction Products -- 5.3.3 Kinetic Study of Sorbitol Dehydration Catalyzed by H2SO4 -- 5.3.4 Reaction Mechanism for Dehydration of Sorbitol Catalyzed by H2SO4 -- 5.4 Conclusions -- References -- 6 General Conclusions -- 7 Appendices
• 7.1 Theoretical Estimation of Adsorption Entropy Change for Cellobiose Adsorption on Carbon Surface -- 7.2 Identification of Chitin Oligomers -- 7.3 Identification of MeGlcNAc -- 7.4 Identification of Reaction Products of Sorbitol Dehydration -- References -- Curriculum Vitae

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