Reactive extraction of levulinate esters and conversion to γ-valerolactone for production of liquid fuels

ChemSusChem. 2011 Mar 21;4(3):357-61. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201000396. Epub 2011 Jan 4.

Authors

Elif I Gürbüz¹, David Martin Alonso, Jesse Q Bond, James A Dumesic

Affiliation

¹ Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.

PMID: 21394926
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201000396

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Energy-Generating Resources*
Esters / chemistry
Esters / isolation & purification*
Lactones / chemical synthesis*
Levulinic Acids / chemistry
Levulinic Acids / isolation & purification*

Substances

Esters
Lactones
Levulinic Acids
gamma-valerolactone