title: Low catalyst loadings for the production of carboxylic acids from polysaccharides and hydrogen peroxide.
abstract: The oxidation of starch, xylans, potato flesh and wheat flour by H(2)O(2), in the presence of MSO(4) (M=Cu, Fe) as catalyst, led to depolymerization, and formation of solutions containing polyhydroxycarboxylic acids. Some of these oxidized compounds facilitate the process, leading to efficient transformations even with very low amounts of catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, UMR 6229, CNRS-Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, UFR des Sciences exactes et naturelles, France.
authors.forename: Chahinez
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aouf
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harakat
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Muzart
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Estrine
authors.forename: Sinisa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marinkovic
authors.forename: Cédric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ernenwein
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Bras
mesh_terms: D002264:Carboxylic Acids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D019327:Copper Sulfate / Q000737:chemistry*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D006878:Hydroxides / Q000737:chemistry; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D013213:Starch / Q000737:chemistry; D014908:Triticum / Q000737:chemistry; D014990:Xylans / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002264:Carboxylic Acids; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D006878:Hydroxides; D016877:Oxidants; D011134:Polysaccharides; D012996:Solutions; D014990:Xylans; C020748:ferrous sulfate; D013213:Starch; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D019327:Copper Sulfate