A kinetic study on the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid
A kinetic study on the conversion of glucose to levulinic acid
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DOI:
10.1205/cherd05038
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发表时间:
2006-05-01
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3.9
通讯作者:
Heeres, H. J.
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作者:
Girisuta, B.;Janssen, L. P. B. M.;Heeres, H. J.
Levulinic acid has been identified as a promising green. biomass derived platform chemical. A kinetic study oil one of the key steps in the conversion of biomass to levulinic acid, i.e., the acid catalysed decomposition of glucose to levulinic acid has been performed. The experiments were Performed in a broad temperature window (140-200 degrees C), using sulphuric acid as the catalyst (0.05-1 M) and a initial glucose concentration between 0.1 and 1 M. A kinetic model of the reaction sequence was developed including the kinetics for the intermediate 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furaldehyde (HMF) and humins byproducts using a power-law approach. The yield of levulinic acid is favoured in dilute glucose solution at high acid concentration. On the basis of the kinetic results, continuous reactor configurations with a high extent of back-mixing are preferred to achieve high levulinic acid yields.