Transformation of remnant algal biomass to 5-HMF and levulinic acid: influence of a biphasic solvent system

Liisa Rihko‐Struckmann, Olalekan Oluyinka, Aditya Sahni, Kevin McBride, Melanie Fachet, Kristin Ludwig, Kai Sundmacher

RSC Advances · 2020 · 48 citations · 35 references

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O. The experimentally measured partition ratios of 5-HMF between the two liquid phases were compared to the predictions calculated by the computational method COSMO-RS, which is a quantum chemistry-based method to predict the thermodynamic equilibria of liquid mixtures and the solubilities. The COSMO-RS predicted partition ratios of 5-HMF were in line with the experimentally measured ones.

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