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sorbitol with high yield by a novel mesoporous niobium phosphate supported Ruthenium
bifunctional catalyst. Appl Catal A Gen 459:52–58
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hemicellulose in Pubescen in water–cyclohexane solvent. Carbohydr Polym 88(4):1342–1347
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produce levulinic acid in high temperature liquid water. J Chem Eng Chin Univ 29:1377–1382
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using AlCl3Á 6 H2O in biphasic media via xylose isomerization to xylulose. ChemSusChem 5
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vom Stein T, den Hartog T, Buendia J, Stoychev S, Mottweiler J, Bolm C et al (2015) Rutheniumcatalyzed C-C bond cleavage in lignin model substrates. Angew Chem Int Ed 54
(20):5859–5863. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201410620
Wang D, Li Q, Yang M, Zhang Y, Su Z, Xing J (2011) Efficient production of succinic acid from
corn stalk hydrolysates by a recombinant Escherichia coli with ptsG mutation. Process Biochem
46(1):365–371
Wang T, Li K, Liu Q, Zhang Q, Qiu S, Long J, Chen L, Ma L, Zhang Q (2014) Aviation fuel
synthesis by catalytic conversion of biomass hydrolysate in aqueous phase. Appl Energy
136:775–780
Wang FF, Liu J, Li H, Liu CL, Yang RZ, Dong WS (2015) Conversion of cellulose to lactic acid
catalyzed by erbium-exchanged montmorillonite K10. Green Chem 17(4):2455–2463
Wang FF, Wu HZ, Ren HF, Liu CL, Xu CL, Dong WS (2017) Er/β-zeolite-catalyzed one-pot
conversion of cellulose to lactic acid. J Porous Mater 24(3):697–706
Wang M, Zhang X, Li H, Lu J, Liu M, Wang F (2018) Carbon modification of nickel catalyst for
depolymerization of oxidized lignin to aromatics. ACS Catal 8(2):1614–1620. https://doi.org/
10.1021/acscatal.7b03475
Watanabe M, Aizawa Y, Iida T, Nishimura R, Inomata H (2005) Catalytic glucose and fructose
conversions with TiO2 and ZrO2 in water at 473 K: relationship between reactivity and acid–
base property determined by TPD measurement. Appl Catal A Gen 295(2):150–156
Wattanapaphawong P, Reubroycharoen P, Yamaguchi A (2017a) Conversion of cellulose into
lactic acid using zirconium oxide catalysts. RSC Adv 7(30):18561–18568
Wattanapaphawong P, Sato O, Sato K, Mimura N, Reubroycharoen P, Yamaguchi A (2017b)
Conversion of cellulose to lactic acid by using ZrO2–Al2O3 catalysts. Catalysts 7(7):221
Wee YJ, Yun JS, Park DH, Ryu HW (2004) Biotechnological production of L (+)-lactic acid from
wood hydrolyzate by batch fermentation of Enterococcus faecalis. Biotechnol Lett 26(1):71–74
Widjaya ER, Chen G, Bowtell L, Hills C (2018) Gasification of non-woody biomass: a literature
review. Renew Sust Energ Rev 89:184–193
Wu SK, Lai PC, Lin YC, Wan HP, Lee HT, Chang YH (2013) Atmospheric hydrodeoxygenation of
guaiacol over alumina-, zirconia-, and silica-supported nickel phosphide catalysts. ACS Sustain
Chem Eng 1(3):349–358. https://doi.org/10.1021/sc300157d
Wu H, Song J, Xie C, Wu C, Chen C, Han B (2018a) Efficient and mild transfer hydrogenolytic
cleavage of aromatic ether bonds in lignin-derived compounds over Ru/C. ACS Sustain Chem
Eng 6(3):2872–2877. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02993
Wu J, Hu J, Zhao S, He M, Hu G, Ge X, Peng N (2018b) Single-cell protein and xylitol production
by a novel yeast strain candida intermedia FL023 from lignocellulosic hydrolysates and xylose.
Appl Biochem Biotechnol 185:163–178
Xi J, Zhang Y, Xia Q, Liu X, Ren J, Lu G, Wang Y (2013) Direct conversion of cellulose into
sorbitol with high yield by a novel mesoporous niobium phosphate supported Ruthenium
bifunctional catalyst. Appl Catal A Gen 459:52–58
Xu Y, Hu L, Huang H, Tong D, Hu C (2012) Simultaneous separation and selective conversion of
hemicellulose in Pubescen in water–cyclohexane solvent. Carbohydr Polym 88(4):1342–1347
Xu XX, Lu XL, Fu J (2015) Catalytic decomposition of furfural residue with dilute sulfuric acid to
produce levulinic acid in high temperature liquid water. J Chem Eng Chin Univ 29:1377–1382
Xu GY, Guo JH, Qu YC, Zhang Y, Fu Y, Guo QX (2016) Selective hydrodeoxygenation of ligninderived phenols to alkyl cyclohexanols over a Ru-solid base bifunctional catalyst. Green Chem
18(20):5510–5517. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC01097K
Yang Y, Hu CW, Abu-Omar MM (2012) Synthesis of furfural from xylose, xylan, and biomass
using AlCl3Á 6 H2O in biphasic media via xylose isomerization to xylulose. ChemSusChem 5
(2):405–410
Yi J, He T, Jiang Z, Li J, Hu C (2013) AlCl3 catalyzed conversion of hemicellulose in corn stover.
Chin J Catal 34(11):2146–2152
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