Conversion of cellulose to glucose and levulinic acid via solid-supported acid catalysis

✍ Scribed by Jessica Hegner; Kyle C. Pereira; Brenton DeBoef; Brett L. Lucht

• Book ID: 104097567
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: French
• Weight: 233 KB
• Volume: 51
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0040-4039
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2010.02.148

✦ Synopsis

Cellulose is hydrolyzed to glucose, which is further converted to levulinic acid in the presence of surfacesupported Brønsted and Lewis acid catalysts. Nafion catalysts, in particular, have the potential to be recycled or applied to a continuous flow reactor for the synthesis of these biofuel precursors.