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Nanostructured
Solid Catalysts in the
Conversion of Cellulose
and Cellulose-Derived
Platform Chemicals
Marcus Rose, Peter J. C. Hausoul,
and Regina Palkovits
CONTENTS
8.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 182
8.2 Cellulose to Platform Chemicals .................................................................. 183
8.2.1 Challenges in Cellulose Processing .................................................. 183
8.2.2 Cellulose Hydrolysis by Solid Acids ................................................. 184
8.2.3 Hydrolytic Hydrogenation and Hydrogenolysis of Cellulose ...