Levulinic esters from the acid-catalysed reactions of sugars and alcohols as part of a bio-refinery

dc.contributor.author	Hu, Xun
dc.contributor.author	Li, Chun-Zhu
dc.date.accessioned	2017-01-30T12:07:45Z
dc.date.available	2017-01-30T12:07:45Z
dc.date.created	2015-03-03T20:16:19Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Hu, X. and Li, C. 2011. Levulinic esters from the acid-catalysed reactions of sugars and alcohols as part of a bio-refinery. Green Chemistry. 13: pp. 1676-1679.
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18424
dc.identifier.doi	10.1039/c1gc15272f
dc.description.abstract	Polymeric humin formation greatly diminishes levulinic acid yields in acid treatment of C6 sugars in aqueous medium. Protecting reactive functional groups of sugars and reaction intermediates via acetalisation and etherification in methanol medium effectively suppresses humin formation and remarkably enhances the production of levulinic esters.
dc.publisher	The Royal Society of Chemistry
dc.title	Levulinic esters from the acid-catalysed reactions of sugars and alcohols as part of a bio-refinery
dc.type	Journal Article
dcterms.source.volume	13
dcterms.source.startPage	1676
dcterms.source.endPage	1679
dcterms.source.issn	14639262
dcterms.source.title	Green Chemistry
curtin.department	Department of Chemical Engineering
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