Conversion of levulinic acid into chemicals: Synthesis of biomass derived levulinate esters over Zr-containing MOFs

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-60

  Cirujano, F G ^a   Corma, A ^a   Llabres i Xamena F X ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGÍA QUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass into chemicals; Dual acid base activation; Levulinic acid esterification; MOF catalysis

Indexed keywords

BENZENE REFINING; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHAINS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEFECTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIGANDS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PARTICLE SIZE;

ACID BASE; ACTIVATION MECHANISMS; ALCOHOL CHAIN LENGTH; LEVULINIC ACID; METALORGANIC FRAMEWORKS (MOFS); SOLID ACID CATALYSTS; STABLE CATALYSTS; TEREPHTHALATE;

ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 84923935136     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.09.047     Document Type: Article

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