One-pot synthesis of levulinic acid/ester from C5 carbohydrates in a methanol medium

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1593-1599

  Hu, Xun ^a   Song, Yao ^a   Wu, Liping ^a   Gholizadeh, Mortaza ^a   Li, Chun Zhu ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid catalyzed conversion; C5 carbohydrates; Furfural; Hydrogenation; Levulinic acid

Indexed keywords

ACID-CATALYZED CONVERSIONS; CARBONYL GROUPS; DIRECT CONVERSION; FURFURYL ALCOHOL; HYDROGENATION CATALYST; LEVULINIC ACID; ONE-POT SYNTHESIS; SOLID ACID CATALYSTS;

ALDEHYDES; CARBOHYDRATES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; FURFURAL; METHANOL; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUGAR SUBSTITUTES;

HYDROGENATION;

EID: 84889689948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400229w     Document Type: Article

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