Sulfonated mesoporous carbon and silica-carbon nanocomposites for biomass conversion KU Leuven
Sulfonated mesoporous carbon or silica-carbon nanocomposite materials possess a large amount of accessible SO3H acid groups, which may have versatile applications as solid acid catalysts in biomass conversion. The mesopores can facilitate the transportation of the large biomass substrates and the targeted products. The hydrophobicity of carbon ensures the hydrothermal stability of the materials, which is essential since biomass conversion ...