Issue 8, 2017

Catalytic upgrading of lactose: a rest raw material from the dairy industry

Abstract

Lactose, a residue from the separation of high value-added proteins from whey, was converted into an equimolar mixture of sorbitol and dulcitol through a one-step cascade hydrolysis plus hydrogenation process. The reaction was promoted by an amorphous copper on silica catalyst, highly resistant to water and can also be applied to other disaccharides. The process selectivity can be switched to direct hydrogenation of lactose to lactitol only by changing the solvent.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic upgrading of lactose: a rest raw material from the dairy industry

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Mar 2017
Accepted
16 Mar 2017
First published
16 Mar 2017

Green Chem., 2017,19, 1904-1910

Catalytic upgrading of lactose: a rest raw material from the dairy industry

F. Zaccheria, M. Mariani, N. Scotti, R. Psaro and N. Ravasio, Green Chem., 2017, 19, 1904 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00741H

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