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Vitamin B1-catalyzed acetoin formation from acetaldehyde: a key step for upgrading bioethanol to bulk C₄ chemicals

Ting Lu1, Xiukai Li, Liuqun Gu

  • 1Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, 31 Biopolis Way, The Nanos, Singapore 138669 (Singapore).

Chemsuschem
|July 22, 2014
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alcoholscarbenesorganocatalysisrenewable resourcesvitamins

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