Production of levulinic acid from glucosamine using zirconium oxychloride

Effect of combined severity factor (CSF) on 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid production from glucosamine via ZrOCl2-catalyzed hydrothermal conversion. [Display omitted] In this study, we evaluated zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl2), an eco-friendly Lewis acid as a catalyst for conversion of gl...

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Published inJournal of industrial and engineering chemistry (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 61; pp. 119 - 123
Main Authors Park, Mi-Ra, Kim, Sung-Koo, Jeong, Gwi-Taek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 25.05.2018
한국공업화학회
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5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
Glucosamine
Levulinic acid
Platform chemicals
Zirconium oxychloride
화학공학
Glucosamine
Platform chemicals
Zirconium oxychloride
Levulinic acid
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural
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Summary:Effect of combined severity factor (CSF) on 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid production from glucosamine via ZrOCl2-catalyzed hydrothermal conversion. [Display omitted] In this study, we evaluated zirconium oxychloride (ZrOCl2), an eco-friendly Lewis acid as a catalyst for conversion of glucosamine (a monomer of chitosan obtained from shell-crustacean food waste) into levulinic acid (LA). In a ZrOCl2-catalyzed hydrothermal reaction, 21.29mol% of LA was obtained using optimized conditions with 50g/L glucosamine and 15mol% ZrOCl2, at 200°C for 20min. Our results demonstrate the potential of glucosamine as a recyclable feedstock and ZrOCl2 as an eco-friendly catalyst for platform chemical synthesis.
ISSN:1226-086X
1876-794X
DOI:10.1016/j.jiec.2017.12.008