@inproceedings{97f3862bdbc14b8ebfae8065b89ee753,
title = "Polyols: An alternative sugar platform for conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals",
abstract = "Polyols provide an alternative {"}sugar platform{"} for biomass conversion to hydrocarbon fuels, alcohols, chemicals and hydrogen. Polyols are obtained directly from biomass by an {"}intercepted dilute acid hydrolysis and hydrogenation{"} (IDAHH), wherein the incipient unstable aldoses are intercepted by catalytic hydrogenation to produce a solution of stable polyols with no detectable phenols. Granular catalyst is retained by a screen and insoluble lignin is simply filtered from the product slurry. Complete conversions are obtained for several biomass types within 3-6 hr at -185 °C with 0.8\% H 3PO 4. Minimum cost for polyols ranges from \$0.12-0.16/lb.",
author = "Robinson, \{J. Michael\} and Burgess, \{Caroline E.\} and Bently, \{Melissa A.\} and Brasher, \{Chris D.\} and Horne, \{Bruce O.\} and Lillard, \{Danny M.\} and Macias, \{Jos{\'e} M.\} and Marrufo, \{Laura D.\} and Mandal, \{Hari D.\} and Mills, \{Samuel C.\} and O'Hara, \{Kevin D.\} and Pon, \{Justin T.\} and Raigoza, \{Annette F.\} and Sanchez, \{Ernesto H.\} and Villarreal, \{Jos{\'e} S.\} and Qian Xiang",
note = "Copyright: Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2006",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "0841239347",
series = "ACS Symposium Series",
pages = "304--320",
editor = "Joseph Bozell and Martin Patel",
booktitle = "Feedstocks for the Future",
}