title: Formation of lactic acid from glycolaldehyde by alkaline hydrothermal reaction.
abstract: Alkali hydrothermal experiments with glycolaldehyde were carried out at 300 degrees C. Glycolaldehyde was converted into lactic acid in a yield of 28% based on the starting carbon mass of glycolaldehyde. A conversion pathway for glycolaldehyde into lactic acid is proposed and our results suggest that the pathway via glycolaldehyde is also important in the conversion of glucose into lactic acid.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Systems Headquarters, Environmental Research and Development Center, Hitachi Zosen Corporation, Kyoto 625-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisanori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kishida
authors.forename: Fangming
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiuyi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.forename: Heiji
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enomoto
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D007700:Kinetics; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid; D000079:Acetaldehyde; C010972:glycolaldehyde