Direct catalytic conversion of cellulose to liquid straight-chain alkanes

• DOI: 10.1039/c4ee01523a
• Publication Date: 2014-09-09T13:07:35Z
• Authors: Beau Op de Beeck; Michiel Dusselier; Jan Geboers; Jensen Holsbeek; Eline Morré; Steffen Oswald; Lars Giebeler; Bert F. Sels
• Keywords: 540; 530; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; 0104 chemical sciences

A novel one-pot catalytic approach is presented that is able to directly transform cellulose into straight-chain alkanes (mainly n-hexane).