Table 6.2 Different platform chemicals and their yield from cellulose and hemicellulose derived
from lignocellulosic biomass
Biomass substrate
Catalyst, pretreatment, and
growth conditions
Yield
References
Sorbitol
Cellulose
Ni 4 . 63 Cu 1 Al 1 . 82 Fe 0.79 ,
pretreatment: heating-stirring,
214.85
C, 180 min
68.07%
Zhang et al. (2014)
0.4% Ru–3% Ni/AC, ballmilling, 205
C, 60 min
70%
Ribeiro et al. (2017)
MCC
(microcrystalline
cellulose)
5% Ru/NbOPO 4 -pH2, ballmilling, 160
C, 1440 min
69.10%
Xi et al. (2013)
3.0% Ru/SiO 2 -SO 3 H, ballmilling, 150
C, 600 min
61.20%
Zhu et al. (2014)
0.4% Ru/AC, ball-milling,
205
C, 60 min
68%
Ribeiro et al. (2015)
4.0 wt.% Ru/C, 245
C, 0.5 h,
6.0 MPa
30%
Luo et al. (2007)
1.0 wt.% Ru/CNT, 185
C,
24 h, 5.0 MPa
36%
Deng et al. (2009)
2.0 wt.% Pt/BP2000,
pretreatment: ball-milled,
190
C, 24 h 5.0 MPa
82%
Kobayashi et al.
(2011a)
Hydrolytic
hydrogenation of
cellulose
2 wt.% Pt/BP2000, ball-mill,
190
C, 24 h, 5 MPa
49%
1 wt.% Ru/CNT, pretreatment:
H 3 PO 4 , 185
C, 24 h, 5 MPa
69%
Deng et al. (2009)
2 wt.%, ball-mill, 190
C, 18 h,
0.8 MPa
30%
Kobayashi et al.
(2011b)
3 wt.% Ni/CNF, pretreatment:
ball-mill, 190
C, 24 h, 6 MPa
50%
Van de Vyver et al.
(2010)
Pt/C, H 4 SiW 12 O 40 , 60
C, 24 h,
0.7 MPa
54%
Ogasawara et al.
(2011)
5 wt.%, Ru/C H 2 SO 4 , 160
C,
1 h, 5 MPa
33%
Palkovits et al.
(2010)
2.5 wt.% Pt/Al 2 O 3 , 190
C,
24 h, 5 MPa
25%
Fukuoka and Dhepe
(2006)
Xylitol
Corncob
hydrolysate
Candida intermedia FL023,
pH: 5.0, 30
C, 48 h
40%
Wu et al. (2018b)
Corn cob
Candida tropicalis, pH: 6.0,
30
C, 42 h
61.00%
Misra et al. (2013)
Candida tropicalis, pH: 6.0,
30
C, 27 h
55%
Jiang et al. (2016)
Candida tropicalis CCTCC
M2012462, pH: 6.0, 35
C,
14 h
38.80%
Kumar et al. (2018)
Sugarcane straw
Candida guilliermondii FTI
20037, pH: 4.5, 30
C, 48 h
70%
Hernández-Pérez
et al. (2016)
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