Facile and Efficient Transformation of Lignocellulose into Levulinic Acid Using an AlCl3·6H2O/H3PO4 Hybrid Acid Catalyst

Combination use of AlCl3·6H2O with H3PO4 has led to the development of an efficient water-tolerant catalyst system, acting cooperatively in aqueous media to produce levulinic acid from microcrystalline cellulose. This catalyst system was extended to the direct transformation of various raw biomass r...

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Published inBulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan Vol. 88; no. 12; pp. 1752 - 1754
Main Authors Nemoto, Koji, Tominaga, Ken-ichi, Sato, Kazuhiko
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Tokyo The Chemical Society of Japan 15.12.2015
Chemical Society of Japan
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Summary:Combination use of AlCl3·6H2O with H3PO4 has led to the development of an efficient water-tolerant catalyst system, acting cooperatively in aqueous media to produce levulinic acid from microcrystalline cellulose. This catalyst system was extended to the direct transformation of various raw biomass resources to levulinic acid in good yields.
ISSN:0009-2673
1348-0634
DOI:10.1246/bcsj.20150266