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A robust method for the synthesis and isolation of β-gluco- isosaccharinic acid ((2R,4S)-2,4,5-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)pentanoic acid) from cellulose and measurement of its aqueous pKa
Shaw, Paul B.,Robinson, Glenn F.,Rice, Craig R.,Humphreys, Paul N.,Laws, Andrew P.
, p. 6 - 11 (2012)
In alkaline pulping wood pulp is reacted with concentrated aqueous alkali at elevated temperatures. In addition to producing cellulose for the manufacture of paper, alkaline pulping also generates large amounts of isosaccharinic acids as waste products. I
