New catalytic methods for obtaining cellulose and other chemical products from vegetable biomass

Abstract
Experimental data concerning the effects of catalysts are discussed for the oxidative destruction of wood lignin in the acetic acid-hydrogen peroxide-water medium, for lignin oxidation with oxygen into aromatic aldehydes in aqueous alkali, for the acid-catalyzed conversion of carbohydrates into esters of levulinic acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in the two-phase system butanol-water, and for α-angelicalactone polymerization into biodegradable polymers.