Cooperative Activation of Cellulose with Natural Calcium
Gregory G. Facas, Vineet Maliekkal, Cheng Zhu, Matthew Neurock, Paul J. Dauenhauer
Abstract
) suggests that calcium enhances the reactivity through a primary role of stabilizing charged transition states and a secondary role of disrupting native H-bonding.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCooperativityCalciumReactivity (psychology)KineticsCelluloseGlycosidic bondCatalysisOxygenateOrganic chemistryEnzymeBiochemistryMedicinePhysicsQuantum mechanicsPathologyAlternative medicineCatalysis for Biomass ConversionLignin and Wood ChemistryBiofuel production and bioconversion