Levoglucosan: a promising platform molecule?
Ivaldo Itabaiana, Marcelo A. do Nascimento, Rodrigo O. M. A. de Souza, Anthony Dufour, Robert Wojcieszak
Abstract
Levoglucosan could be obtained by biomass pyrolysis and chemically transformed to high-added value compounds becoming a promising platform molecule.
Topics & Concepts
LevoglucosanPyrolysisMoleculeChemistryBiomass (ecology)NanotechnologyOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceBiomass burningGeologyOceanographyAerosolCatalysis for Biomass ConversionBiofuel production and bioconversionLignin and Wood Chemistry