A SYNTHESIS OF SOLID ACID CATALYSTS FOR USING IN HYDROLYSIS OF CELLULOSE FROM RICE STRAW INTO GLUCOSE

Abstract

In this study, a carbon–based solid acid catalyst was prepared via hydrothermal carbonization method (HTC) using glucose and pyrolysed waste tyre as carbon precursors and aqueous solution of H₂SO₄ as sulfonation agent. Prepared catalysts were characterized by X–ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared FT–IR and Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET). As the result, catalysts were manufactured with the appropriate physical and chemical characteristics and high acidity.