Industrial Technology Research Institute

Chiung-Fang Liu

Hou-Peng Wan

Chih-Hao Chen

Hom-Ti Lee

Wei-Chun Hung

Ying-Hsi Chang

Chih-Ching Chen

Ching-I Juch

Pei-Jung Yu

Ju-Shiou Chen

A solid catalyst is provided. The solid catalyst includes a core particle composed of activated carbon, lignin or iron oxide, and a plurality of hydroxyl groups and sulfonic acid groups formed on the surface of the core particle. A method for preparing a sugar is also provided. The method includes mixing organic acid and the disclosed solid catalyst to form a mixing solution, adding a cellulosic biomass to the mixing solution to proceed to a dissolution reaction, and adding water to the mixing solution to proceed to a hydrolysis reaction to obtain a hydrolysis product.

Solid catalysts

Solid catalysts and method for preparing sugars using the same

A method for refining oil includes contacting an oil with hydrogen to perform a hydrodeoxygenation reaction using iron oxide as a catalyst. The iron oxide comprises ferrous oxide (FeO), ferrum dioxide (FeO), ferric oxide (FeO), ferroferric oxide (FeO), or combinations thereof.

Method for refining oil

In an embodiment of the disclosure, a method for preparing a phenolic compound is provided. The method includes providing a lignin depolymerization product, and hydrogenating the lignin depolymerization product under iron oxide and hydrogen gas to prepare a phenolic compound. The prepared phenolic compound is a crude phenolic composition including phenol, methylphenol, dimethylphenol or a combination thereof.

Method for preparing phenolic compounds

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