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dc.contributor.authorHu, Xun
dc.contributor.authorSong, Yao
dc.contributor.authorWu, Liping
dc.contributor.authorGholizadeh, Mortaza
dc.contributor.authorLi, Chun-Zhu
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:00:51Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:00:51Z
dc.date.created2014-02-06T20:00:32Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationHu, Xun and Song, Yao and Wu, Liping and Gholizadeh, Mortaza and Li, Chun-Zhu. 2013. One-Pot Synthesis of Levulinic Acid/Ester from C5 Carbohydrates in a Methanol Medium. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 1 (12): pp. 1593-1599.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42618
dc.identifier.doi10.1021/sc400229w
dc.description.abstract

A process for direct conversion of xylose to methyl levulinate and levulinic acid has been developed in this study. A methanol medium, solid acid catalyst Amberlyst 70, and hydrogenation catalyst Pd/Al2O3 were used to direct xylose to follow the designed route to the target products. The methanol medium can prevent the hydrogenation of xylose to xylitol via the transformation of xylose into methyl xylosides. Amberlyst 70 catalyzes the dehydration of methyl xylosides into furfural, while Pd/Al2O3 catalyzes the hydrogenation of furfural into furfuryl alcohol. The hydrolysis/methanolysis of furfuryl alcohol over Amberlyst 70 produces levulinic acid/ester. Among these steps, the hydrogenation of furfural is the one determining the overall selectivity from xylose to levulinic acid/ester. The ideal hydrogenation catalyst needs to be selective to hydrogenate only the carbonyl group of furfural but not the furan rings.

dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Society
dc.subjectC5 carbohydrates
dc.subjectacid-catalyzed conversion
dc.subjectfurfural
dc.subjectlevulinic acid
dc.subjecthydrogenation
dc.titleOne-Pot Synthesis of Levulinic Acid/Ester from C5 Carbohydrates in a Methanol Medium
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume1
dcterms.source.startPage1593
dcterms.source.endPage1599
dcterms.source.issn2168-0485
dcterms.source.titleACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
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