Conversion of levulinic acid to valuable chemicals: a review

• Published in: Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) Vol. 96; no. 11; pp. 3009 - 3024
• Main Authors: Xu, Wen‐Ping, Chen, Xue‐Fang, Guo, Hai‐Jun, Li, Hai‐Long, Zhang, Hai‐Rong, Xiong, Lian, Chen, Xin‐De
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.11.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Acids; Aminolevulinic acid; Biomass; biotechnology; Catalytic converters; catalytic system; Chemicals; Conversion; energy; Esters; Intermediates; Levulinic acid; Lignocellulose; lignocellulose biomass; Separation processes; Tetrahydrofuran; valuable downstream chemicals

Levulinic acid (LA), a class of important chemical intermediates and new energy chemicals, has been considered one of the top‐12 platform compounds that can be converted from biomass resources. Substantial progress on the conversion of lignocellulose biomass to LA and the further conversion of LA to...