Biomass sugars for non-fuel applications

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 Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published [Cambridge] : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2015]
SeriesRSC green chemistry series.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781782622079
1782622071
9781523104758
1523104759
9781782621133
Physical Description1 online resource

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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.