title: From hazardous waste to valuable raw material: hydrolysis of CCA-treated wood for the production of chemicals.
abstract: Solid wood, metal finnish: Instead of burning waste wood treated with chromated copper arsenite (CCA) or disposing of it in landfills, the CCA-treated wood can be used as a raw material for the production of chemicals. Catalytic or alkaline oxidation together with very mild sulfuric acid extraction produces an easily enzymatically hydrolyzable material. Usage as a raw material for the chemical industry in this manner demonstrates a sustainable and value-added waste management process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Maija
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hakola
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kallioinen
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leskelä
authors.forename: Timo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Repo
mesh_terms: D001149:Arsenates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D002480:Cellulase / Q000737:chemistry; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D004492:Edetic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010070:Oxalates / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010618:Phenanthrolines / Q000737:chemistry; D059027:Recycling / Q000379:methods*; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001149:Arsenates; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D010070:Oxalates; D010618:Phenanthrolines; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; C040890:chromated copper arsenate; D002482:Cellulose; D004492:Edetic Acid; D001617:beta-Glucosidase; D002480:Cellulase; C033158:sulfuric acid; C025205:1,10-phenanthroline