Visible-light-driven prompt and quantitative production of lactic acid from biomass sugars over a N-TiO<sub>2</sub> photothermal catalyst
Yingying Cao, Dandan Chen, Ye Meng, Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan, Hu Li
Abstract
Biomass sugars can be quantitatively upgraded to lactic acid in water over a visible-light-activated N-TiO 2 photothermal catalyst under mild conditions (60 °C, 0.5–2 h).
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisPhotothermal therapyLactic acidBiomass (ecology)ChemistryPhotothermal effectChemical engineeringPhotocatalysisVisible spectrumNuclear chemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceBacteriaOptoelectronicsBiologyGeologyEngineeringGeneticsOceanographyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionElectrocatalysts for Energy ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization