A kinetic study of acid catalysed hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse to levulinic acid

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 217, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-70

  Girisuta, B ^a   Dussan, K ^a   Haverty, D ^a   Leahy, J J ^a   Hayes, M H B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Green chemicals; Levulinic acid; Sugar cane bagasse

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; ACID HYDROLYSIS; CHEMICAL CONVERSIONS; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; GREEN CHEMICALS; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; KINETIC EXPERIMENT; KINETIC MODELS; KINETIC STUDY; LEVULINIC ACID; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; OPTIMISATIONS; OPTIMUM REACTION CONDITIONS; REACTION TEMPERATURE; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SUGAR-CANE BAGASSE;

CATALYSIS; FUEL ADDITIVES; HYDROLYSIS; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

SULFURIC ACID;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84871398705     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.11.094     Document Type: Article

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