Abstract
AbstractSoxhlet extraction of cedar wood with ethanol/toluene mixture in the presence of molybdenum catalysts can increase the amount of extracts. The treatment of cedar wood in the presence of H3PMo12O40 gave 7.9 % extractives. In the presence of silica supported MoO3, the amount of extractives was 17.0 %. The extractives were partially soluble in chloroform (76.5 % with silica supported MoO3 and 33 % by using H3PMo12O40). The extracts of cedar can be a source of fatty acids for biodiesel production and simple carbohydrates. The analysis of the chloroform soluble fraction showed that cedar wood gave a mixture of 2‐hydroxy‐1‐(hydroxymethyl)ethyl hexadecanoate and 2,3‐dihydroxypropyl octadecanoate. GC‐MS of water soluble fraction showed the presence of some simple carbohydrates. The treatment of alder in the same conditions gave 3.5 % (37.6 % soluble in chloroform) extractives when silica supported MoO3 was used and 15.5 % (6.1 % soluble in chloroform) extractives when H3PMo12O40 was the catalyst. The soluble fraction is a source of fatty acid derivatives, while in the insoluble fraction ribose, glucose and myo‐inositol were recovered.
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