Conversion of carbohydrate biomass to methyl levulinate with Al 2 (SO 4) 3 as a simple, cheap and efficient catalyst
L Zhou, H Zou, J Nan, L Wu, X Yang, Y Su, T Lu…
Index: Zhou, Lipeng; Zou, Haojie; Nan, Jiaxu; Wu, Lin; Yang, Xiaomei; Su, Yunlai; Lu, Tianliang; Xu, Jie Catalysis Communications, 2014 , vol. 50, p. 13 - 16
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Abstract Al 2 (SO 4) 3 was developed as a simple and efficient catalyst for the synthesis of methyl levulinate (MLE) from carbohydrate biomass including fructose, glucose, mannose, sucrose, cellobiose, starch, and cellulose. The maximum MLE yield of 64% from glucose could be obtained at 160 C for 150 min. Important roles of Al 3+ and Brønsted acid sites generated by the hydrolysis/methanolysis of Al 3+ were elucidated. The reaction process ...
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