A comparative study on the performance of acid catalysts in the synthesis of levulinate ester using biomass‐derived levulinic acid: a review

P Gautam, S Barman, A Ali - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐renewable resources have adverse effects on the environment, which result in global
warming. Research has been shifted toward sustainable resources and lignocellulosic …

[PDF][PDF] Esterification of renewable levulinic acid to levulinate esters using amberlyst-15 as a solid acid catalyst

NAS Ramli, NH Zaharudin, NAS Amin - Jurnal Teknologi, 2017 - researchgate.net
Levulinic acid (LA) is a versatile biomass-derived building block as it can be used for the
synthesis of organic chemicals as alternative to the depleting fossil fuel resources …

A review on solid acid catalysis for sustainable production of levulinic acid and levulinate esters from biomass derivatives

Y Tian, F Zhang, J Wang, L Cao, Q Han - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass is a kind of renewable and abundant resource that can be seen as an important
candidate to solve the energy crisis. Levulinic acid (LA) and levulinate esters (LEs) have …

Conversion of levulinic acid to levulinate ester biofuels by heterogeneous catalysts in the presence of acetals and ketals

DR Chaffey, T Bere, TE Davies, DC Apperley… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The esterification of levulinic acid under acidic conditions to produce levulinate esters is of
current significant interest due to the potential of these compounds as fuels and fuel …

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for the synthesis of alkyl levulinate biofuel additives from renewable levulinic acid: A comprehensive review

JN Appaturi, J Andas, YK Ma, BL Phoon… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Alkyl levulinates are one of the most desirable and promising compounds for biofuel
production, since they have been identified as one of the prospective fuel-blending …

Production of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates: a process insight

DDM Di Bucchianico, Y Wang, JC Buvat, Y Pan… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-
competition with the food sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this …

Critical review on the synthesis of levulinate esters from biomass-based feedstocks and their application

J Shan, Q Wang, H Hao, H Guo - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As one of the substitutes for traditional fossil energy, the biomass resource has attracted
extensive attention. Levulinate esters (LEs) are important green and high value-added …

Fast and efficient upgrading of levulinic acid into long-chain alkyl levulinate fuel additives with a tungsten salt catalyst at low temperature

S Jia, J Ma, D Wang, K Wang, Q Zheng… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is a promising renewable platform compound derived from biomass for
the manufacture of various valuable chemicals, among which levulinate esters have been …

Conversion of biomass into levulinate esters as novel energy chemicals

L Peng, L Lin, H Li - Progress in Chemistry, 2012 - manu56.magtech.com.cn
Biomass is the only renewable resources on the earth that can derive liquid fuel and fine
chemicals to replace the petroleum-based chemicals. In recent years, the development of …

Esterification of levulinic acid to ethyl levulinate: optimization of process conditions using commercial levulinic acid and extension to the use of levulinic acid derived …

LD Mthembu, D Lokhat, N Deenadayalu - Biomass Conversion and …, 2023 - Springer
The need for sustainability necessitates intensive research on using renewable resources to
produce biofuels and biochemicals. The esterification of commercial levulinic acid (LA) into …