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Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over carbon-supported noble metal catalysts
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In this paper, Ru, Pt and Pd noble metal was used for selective hydrogenation of biomass derived levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) in a continuous down flow fixed-bed reactor system.About:
This article is published in Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.The article was published on 2011-03-25. It has received 255 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Levulinic acid & Catalysis.read more
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Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals over Metal Catalysts
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Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals
David Martin Alonso,Stephanie G. Wettstein,Stephanie G. Wettstein,James A. Dumesic,James A. Dumesic +4 more
TL;DR: A review of recent results published in the literature for biomass upgrading reactions using bimetallic catalysts offers the possibility of enabling lignocellulosic processing to become a larger part of the biofuels and renewable chemical industry.
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Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels
TL;DR: In this paper, it is shown that a series of platform molecules such as levulinic acid, furans, fatty acids and polyols can be converted into a variety of fuel additives through catalytic transformations that include reduction, esterification, etherification, and acetalization reactions.
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Furfural: A Promising Platform Compound for Sustainable Production of C4 and C5 Chemicals
Xiaodan Li,Pei Jia,Tiefeng Wang +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the conversion of furfural to C4 and C5 chemicals by various catalytic processes is reviewed and a review of the applications of these chemicals and their traditional production from fossil feedstocks have also been added as background information.
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Development of heterogeneous catalysts for the conversion of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone.
TL;DR: This Minireview seeks to outline the development of heterogeneous catalysts for the targeted conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to GVL, including heterogeneous noble and base metal catalysts, transfer hydrogenation, and application of scCO₂ as reaction medium.
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Production of levulinic acid and use as a platform chemical for derived products
Joseph J. Bozell,Luc Moens,Douglas C. Elliott,Yong Wang,G.G Neuenscwander,S.W Fitzpatrick,R.J Bilski,J.L Jarnefeld +7 more
TL;DR: Levulinic acid (LA) can be converted to methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF), a solvent and fuel extender, using a single stage catalytic hydrogenation process as discussed by the authors.
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Furfural: Hemicellulose/xylosederived biochemical
Ajit S. Mamman,Jongmin Lee,Yeong-Cheol Kim,In Taek Hwang,No-Joong Park,Young Kyu Hwang,Jong-San Chang,Jin-Soo Hwang +7 more
TL;DR: The importance of myriad pre-treatment steps involved to surmount the physical and chemical barriers and to liberate xylose from the confines of acid-resistant layer of lignin has been emphasized.
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Catalytic synthesis of α-methylene-γ-valerolactone: a biomass-derived acrylic monomer
TL;DR: In this article, a two-step process for the synthesis of MeMBL from a biomass-derived starting material, levulinic acid, is described, where the first step is a high-yield hydrogenation of formaldehyde with GVL in nearly quantitative yield using a Ru/C catalyst.