Use of Gamma-Valerolactone as an Illuminating Liquid and Lighter Fluid

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1899-1904

  Fábos, Viktória ^b   Lui, Matthew Y ^a   Mui, Yiu Fung ^a   Wong, Yuet Yan ^a   Mika, László T ^b,c   Qi, Long ^a   Cséfalvay, Edit ^c   Kovács, Viktória ^c   Szucs, Tibor ^c   Horváth, István T ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Gamma valerolactone; Illuminating liquids; Lighter fluids; Paper wastes

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; ETHANOL; LIGHTING; LIQUIDS; SLOW LIGHT; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID-CATALYZED CONVERSIONS; AMMONIUM SULFATE; BIPHASIC SYSTEMS; EMISSION ANALYSIS; GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE; IGNITION TESTS; PAPER WASTES; TRANSFER HYDROGENATIONS;

FLUIDS;

EID: 84941343113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00465     Document Type: Article

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