Sustainable production of levulinic acid and its derivatives for fuel additives and chemicals: progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, U Farooq, G Bary, MM Azim, X Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Zeolite catalysts for the valorization of biomass into platform compounds and biochemicals/biofuels: A review

P Yan, H Wang, Y Liao, C Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The catalytic upgrading of biomass into high-value biochemicals and biofuels has been
considered as a promising strategy for the efficient utilization of biomass energy and has …

A review about GVL production from lignocellulose: Focusing on the full components utilization

L Ye, Y Han, J Feng, X Lu - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is considered to be one of the most promising biomass
platform compounds, and it can be synthesized using different reaction pathways from …

Efficient Conversion of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone over Polyoxometalate@ Zr-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: The Synergistic Effect of …

J Li, S Zhao, Z Li, D Liu, Y Chi, C Hu - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalytic transformation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (γ-GVL) is an important route
for biomass upgradation. Because both Bro̷nsted and Lewis acidic sites are required in the …

Tuning Al sites in Y-zeolite for selective production of ϒ-valerolactone from levulinic acid

MT Jayakumari, CK Krishnan - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2023 - Elsevier
Converting biomass derived levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) through catalytic
transfer hydrogenation, using Lewis acidic catalysts and alcohols as hydrogen donors, is an …

Biomass-derived 2-methyltetrahydrofuran platform: a focus on precious and non-precious metal-based catalysts for the biorefinery

C Shen, Y Li, Y Xu, C Wang, Q Liu - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass conversion to platform chemicals, value-added chemicals, or fuels is important
because it provides a sustainable or carbon-neutral alternative to fossil fuel feedstocks …

Integrating Zeolite and Layered Double Hydroxide for Highly Selective Catalytic Production of γ-Valerolactone

M Gao, G Yang, G He, R Bai, J Li, Y Liu… - CCS …, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
The production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from biomass derivatives levulinic acid (LA) based
on acid-base metallic catalysts offers a sustainable pathway to the synthesis of valuable …

Organic acid-assisted design of zirconium-lignocellulose hybrid for highly efficient upgrading levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

Y Liu, F Chen, J Zhang, L He, L Peng - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Acid treatment is the key to improve the physicochemical properties of metal-lignocellulosic
hybrid, thus contributing to the catalytic performance for catalytic transfer hydrogenation …

Production of γ-valerolactone from ethyl levulinate over hydrothermally synthesized Sn-Beta under mild conditions

T Lu, X You, Y Zong, Y Xu, X Yang, L Zhou - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from ethyl levulinate (EL) was studied by catalytic
transfer hydrogenation (CTH) strategy under mild conditions. Hydrothermally synthesized Sn …

Stable continuous production of γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived levulinic acid over zr–al-beta zeolite catalyst

C López-Aguado, M Paniagua, JA Melero, J Iglesias… - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
The one-pot conversion of biomass-derived platform molecules such as levulinic acid (LA)
and furfural (FAL) into γ-valerolactone (GVL) is challenging because of the need for …