Journal
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
Volume 52, Issue 44, Pages 5891-5893Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2011.09.013
Keywords
Biofuels; Cellulose; Solid-supported catalyst; Nafion
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- College of the Environment and Life Sciences at the University of Rhode Island
- USDA
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Cellulose is hydrolyzed to glucose, which is further converted to levulinic acid in the presence of Nafion, as a surface supported acid catalyst. The addition of simple alkali metal halide salts, including NaCl, provides significant enhancement to the yield. The catalyst can be recycled suggesting possible extension into a continuous flow reactor for the synthesis of the biofuel precursors. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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