Cellulose is the most abundant source of biomass on earth. Its selective conversion into alcohols (including polyhydric and mono- alcohols) provides a viable route toward the sustainable synthesis of fuels and chemicals from biomass. In this work, we focus our progress in catalytic conversion of cellulose into C2-C4 alcohols, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol and especially butanol, on WO<sub>3</sub>-based catalysts, including the understanding on the structural requirements and reaction mechanism.<br/>            This work was carried out mainly by Drs. Y. Liu, C. Chao and T. Deng under the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and National Basic Research Project of China.<br/>

Selective conversion of cellulose into C2-C4 alcohols on solid catalysts

254th National Meeting (2017)

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