Fig. 2: Conversion of biomass resources to methanol.
From: Photo splitting of bio-polyols and sugars to methanol and syngas
a Catalyst screening. Reaction conditions: 10 mg of glycerol, 10 mg of catalyst, 0.8 mL of MeCN, 0.2 mL of water, 365 nm LED (18 W, 55 mW cm−2) irradiation for 12 h. b The effect of reaction time. c GC curves of liquid phase products. d Photo-reforming of different oxygenates. Detailed reaction conditions and product analysis are presented in Supplementary Tables 2, 3. Error bar represents the standard deviation.
