Characteristic activity of phosphorous acid in the dehydration condensation of a chitin-derived nitrogen-containing sugar alcohol
Cheng Yang, Takuya Sagawa, Atsushi Fukuoka, Hirokazu Kobayashi
Abstract
H 3 PO 3 converts a chitin-derived sugar alcohol to a potential monomer for polymer production by a mechanism different from that for strong acid catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
DehydrationSugarChemistryAlcoholNitrogenSugar alcoholChitinCondensationOrganic chemistryFood scienceBiochemistryChitosanPhysicsThermodynamicsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversion