Zhang Z, Huang Z, Yuan H. Direct conversion of cellulose to ethyl levulinate catalysed by modified fibrous mesoporous silica nanospheres in a co-solvent system.
NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI:
10.1039/d0nj05433j]
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Abstract
A KCC-1/Al–SO3H catalyst with Si/Al = 5 was prepared to directly catalyse the synthesis of ethyl levulinate from cellulose in an ethanol/toluene co-solvent system. A reaction yield of 28.8 mol% was achieved after 6 h at 200 °C.
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