A review on the production of levulinic acid and furanics from sugars

34th Annual Conference of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists 2012, ASSCT 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 605-613

  Rackemann, D W ^a   Doherty, W O S ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Furfural; Hydrolysis; Levulinic Acid; Lignocellulosics

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; FURFURAL; HYDROLYSIS; SUGAR CANE; SUGARS;

CARBON RESOURCES; CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES; LEVULINIC ACID; LIGNO-CELLULOSICS; LOW COSTS; MINERAL ACID; SPECIALTY CHEMICALS; SULFONIC ACID;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 84908152584     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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