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Conversion of Hemicellulose to Furfural and Levulinic Acid using Biphasic Reactors with Alkylphenol Solvents
Article first published online: 24 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201100608
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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How to Cite
Gürbüz, E. I., Wettstein, S. G. and Dumesic, J. A. (2012), Conversion of Hemicellulose to Furfural and Levulinic Acid using Biphasic Reactors with Alkylphenol Solvents. ChemSusChem, 5: 383–387. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201100608
Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 FEB 2012
- Article first published online: 24 JAN 2012
- Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 2011
Funded by
- US Department of Energy
- DOE Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
- US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Grant Number: DE-FC02–07ER64494
Keywords:
- furfural;
- hemicelluloses;
- heterogeneous catalysis;
- levulinic acid;
- sustainable chemistry
Plans with plants: The hemicellulose fraction of lignocellulosic biomass is converted to furfural and levulinic acid using biphasic reactors with alkylphenol solvents that selectively partition furanic compounds from acidic aqueous solutions. The furfural and levulinic acid products are valuable compounds for a variety of chemical applications, and they serve as precursors for the synthesis of liquid transportation fuels.