Abundant plant biomass has the potential to become a sustainable source of fuels and chemicals. Realizing this potential requires the economical conversion of recalcitrant lignocellulose into useful intermediates, such as sugars. We report a high-yielding chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into monosaccharides. Adding water gradually to a chloride ionic liquid-containing catalytic acid leads to a nearly 90% yield of glucose from cellulose and 70
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/fermentable-sugars-chemical-hydrolysis-biomass
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joseph-b-binder
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ronald-t-raines
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/proceedings-national-academy-sciences-united-states
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
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