Integrated catalytic process to directly convert furfural to levulinate ester with high selectivity

B Chen, F Li, Z Huang, T Lu, Y Yuan, G Yuan

Index: Chen, Bingfeng; Li, Fengbo; Huang, Zhijun; Lu, Tao; Yuan, Yin; Yuan, Guoqing ChemSusChem, 2014 , vol. 7, # 1 p. 202 - 209

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Abstract

Abstract Levulinic acid is an important platform molecule from biomass-based renewable resources. A sustainable manufacturing process for this chemical and its derivatives is the enabling factor to harness the renewable resource. An integrated catalytic process to directly convert furfural to levulinate ester was developed based on a bifunctional catalyst of Pt nanoparticles supported on a ZrNb binary phosphate solid acid. The hydrogenation of ...