Transformation of remnant algal biomass to 5-HMF and levulinic acid: influence of a biphasic solvent system
Liisa Rihko‐Struckmann, Olalekan Oluyinka, Aditya Sahni, Kevin McBride, Melanie Fachet, Kristin Ludwig, Kai Sundmacher
Abstract
O. The experimentally measured partition ratios of 5-HMF between the two liquid phases were compared to the predictions calculated by the computational method COSMO-RS, which is a quantum chemistry-based method to predict the thermodynamic equilibria of liquid mixtures and the solubilities. The COSMO-RS predicted partition ratios of 5-HMF were in line with the experimentally measured ones.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidChemistryFurfuralSolventMethyl isobutyl ketoneTetrahydrofuranHuminAcetoneOrganic chemistryNuclear chemistryChromatographyCatalysisHumic acidFertilizerCatalysis for Biomass ConversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMesoporous Materials and Catalysis