Review Article

Chemocatalytic Conversion of Cellulose into Key Platform Chemicals

Table 4

Overview of sorbitol yields from the conversion of cellulose in the typical catalytic system.

EntrySubstrateSolventCatalystPretreatmentT/°Ct/minYield/%Ref.

1CelluloseH2ONi4.63Cu1Al1.82Fe0.79Heating-stirring214.8518068.07[288]
2MCCH2O5%Ru/NbOPO4-pH2Ball-milling160144069.1[289]
3MCCH2O3.0%Ru/SiO2-SO3HBall-milling15060061.2[290]
4MCCH2O0.4%Ru/ACBall-milling2056068.0[291]
5CelluloseH2O0.4%Ru-3%Ni/ACBall-milling2056070.0[292]