Green Chemistry · 2018 · 91 citations · 52 references
Materials ScienceChemical EngineeringBiomass ConversionBiomanufacturingEngineeringCatalytic SynthesisMethyl LevulinateCatalysisHigh YieldMicrowave ConditionsHemicelluloseNanocelluloseMicrowave SynthesisAlkyl LevulinatesHydrothermal Processing
The production of alkyl levulinates from cellulose was successfully achieved by using a simple and efficient metal salt catalyst, Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, offering a high yield up to 70.6% under microwave conditions within a short reaction time of 40 minutes.
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Direct hydrodeoxygenation of raw woody biomass into liquid alkanes
Qineng Xia, Zongjia Chen, Yi Shao et al. · Nature Communications · 2016 · 448 citations · Full text