| Literature DB >> 26847212 |
Filoklis D Pileidis1, Maria-Magdalena Titirici2.
Abstract
Levulinic acid is a sustainable platform molecule that can be upgraded to valuable chemicals and fuel additives. This article focuses on the catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid into various chemicals such as levulinate esters, δ-aminolevulinic acid, succinic acid, diphenolic acid, γ-valerolactone, and γ-valerolactone derivatives such valeric esters, 5-nonanone, α-methylene-γ valerolactone, and other various molecular-weight alkanes (C9 and C18-C27 olefins).Entities:
Keywords: biomass; biorefineries; energy conversion; nanotechnology; platform chemicals
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26847212 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501405
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ChemSusChem ISSN: 1864-5631 Impact factor: 8.928