Methanesulfonic acid-catalyzed conversion of glucose and xylose mixtures to levulinic acid and furfural

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 52, Issue , 2014, Pages 46-57

  Rackemann, Darryn W ^a   Bartley, John P ^a   Doherty, William O S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Furfural; Humins; Hydrolysis; Levulinic acid; Methanesulfonic acid

Indexed keywords

ACID-CATALYZED CONVERSIONS; CHEMICAL PRODUCTS; DEGRADATION REACTION; HUMINS; LEVULINIC ACID; METHANE SULFONIC ACID; SHORT REACTION TIME; TWO-STAGE PROCESSING;

ALDEHYDES; FURFURAL; GLUCOSE; HYDROLYSIS; MIXTURES; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES; SULFURIC ACID;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

BIOMASS; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; GLUCOSE; HEATING; HUMUS; HYDROLYSIS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RECYCLING; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84887532348     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.10.026     Document Type: Article

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