Versatile mesoporous carbonaceous materials for acid catalysis.
Starbon mesoporous materials were synthesized after pyrolysis of expanded starch and subsequently functionalised with sulfonated groups, providing highly active and reusable materials in various acid catalysed reactions.
Budarin
Vitaly L
VL
Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, UK YO10 5DD.
Clark
James H
JH
Luque
Rafael
R
Macquarrie
Duncan J
DJ