Abstract
A simple and green hydrothermal process has been developed to produce Cu from CuO using cellulose as a reductant under mild hydrothermal conditions. The results showed that CuO was easily reduced to Cu in the presence of cellulose, and a complete conversion of CuO into Cu was obtained at a temperature of 250 °C with a reaction time of 1.5 h in 0.50 mol/L NaOH. At the same time, cellulose was converted into value-added chemicals, such as lactic acid and acetic acid. A reaction mechanism for the reduction of CuO to Cu with cellulose as a reductant was also proposed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3129-3136 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Feb 22 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemistry(all)
- Chemical Engineering(all)
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering