Aqueous Phase Reforming (APR) has during the recent years emerged as a potent, alter native means of processing raw materials of biological origin to component suitable as chemicals and fuel components In contrary to e g steam reforming aqueous phase reforming bares the promise of lower temperatures in processing which gives rise to potential of reduced energy consumption in the upgrading process itself Aqueous phase reforming was studied over Pt/Al(2)O(3) at 225 degrees C Stable catalyst performance and high selectivity was observed Upon a comparison of two bio alcohols' bio ethanol and Sorbitol (a sugar alcohol) the latter one is a better feedstock from overall energy utilization viewpoint but the use of it results in a broad range of products Interestingly in the case of sorbitol-ethanol mixtures an improvement in the hydrogen yield was observed (C) 2010 Professor T Nejat Veziroglu Published by Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved