CATALYTIC HYDROGENATION AND OXIDATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED LEVULINIC ACID
Levulinic acid (LA), 4-oxo-pentanoic acid, is a new platform chemical with various potential uses. In this paper, catalytic hydrogenation and oxidation of levulinic acid were studied. It was shown from experiments that levulinic acid can be hydrogenated to γ-valerolactone (GVL) over transition metal...
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| Language: | English |
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North Carolina State University
2011-02-01
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| Series: | BioResources |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0686_Gong_Lin_Yan_Catal_Hydrog_Biomass_Levulinic_Acid_1385.pdf |