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Chem Commun (Camb)
; (43): 6610-2, 2009 Nov 21.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19865666
ABSTRACT
We have developed a simple and effective route for the high yield extraction of sugars from cellulosic based biomass. This process uses a combination of a cellulose decrystallization step with a mixture of phosphoric and sulfuric acid, followed by a hydrolysis step producing sugars (xylose and glucose) with yields of approximately 90%.