Effective degradation of cellulose by Microwave irradiation in alkaline solution

Lignocellulose biomass effectively produces chemicals and fuels, which are of importance for the establishment a sustainable society. The conversion cellulose, main component biomass, into significant precursors that can be further converted to different or fuels under gentle conditions is promising route. Organic acids such as acetic, glycolic formic acid examples. A novel method produce important platform from micro-crystalline cellulose (MCC) was developed. MCC degraded result oxidation with potassium chlorate by microwave radiation in one-pot procedure. Efficient reaction short time full were identified. products analyzed 1H 13C NMR, XPS, TGA XRD.