METHOD FOR BREAKING DOWN CELLULOSE IN SOLUTION
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1. A process for the degradation of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides or disaccharides or derivatives thereof, wherein the polysaccharide, oligosaccharide or disaccharide or the corresponding derivative is dissolved in at least one ionic liquid and treated with at least one acid, if appropriate with addition of water.
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The present invention describes a process for the degradation of cellulose by dissolving the cellulose in an ionic liquid and treating it with an acid, if appropriate with addition of water.
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- 1. A process for the degradation of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides or disaccharides or derivatives thereof, wherein the polysaccharide, oligosaccharide or disaccharide or the corresponding derivative is dissolved in at least one ionic liquid and treated with at least one acid, if appropriate with addition of water.
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