Abstract
Alkylphenol solvents allow a more effective production of biofuels from corn stover by enabling selective extraction and hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone, and by increasing the final concentration of GVL through successive extraction/hydrogenation steps. The versatility of alkylphenol solvents may lead to their use in other biomass conversion processes utilizing mineral acids for biomass deconstruction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1078-1081 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 22 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- alkylphenol
- biomass
- heterogeneous catalysis
- renewable resources
- ruthenium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science
- General Energy