Issue 7, 2011
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Green Chemistry

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

Xun Hua  and  Chun-Zhu Li*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Fuels and Energy Technology Institute, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Australia
E-mail: chun-zhu.li@curtin.edu.au
Fax: (+) 61 8 9266 1138

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.

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

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1GC15272F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2011
Accepted
03 May 2011
First published
03 Jun 2011

Green Chem., 2011,13, 1676-1679

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

X. Hu and C. Li, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1676 DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15272F

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