High-Yield and High-Efficiency Conversion of HMF to Levulinic Acid in a Green and Facile Catalytic Process by a Dual-Function Brønsted-Lewis Acid HScCl<sub>4</sub> Catalyst
Shiwei Liu, Xueli Cheng, Shiqin Sun, Yige Chen, Bing Bian, Yue Liu, Tong Li, Hailong Yu, Yonghao Ni, Shitao Yu
Abstract
, respectively. The developed process provides a green, sustainable, and efficient pathway to produce LA from biomass-derived HMF under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidCatalysisChemistryMethyl isobutyl ketoneYield (engineering)Lewis acids and basesBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryBiomass (ecology)SelectivityLignocellulosic biomassOrganic chemistryKetoneMaterials scienceFermentationMetallurgyOceanographyGeologyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication