Levulinic Acid Biorefineries: New Challenges for Efficient Utilization of Biomass

Filoklis D Pileidis; Maria-Magdalena Titirici

doi:10.1002/cssc.201501405

Levulinic Acid Biorefineries: New Challenges for Efficient Utilization of Biomass

ChemSusChem. 2016 Mar 21;9(6):562-82. doi: 10.1002/cssc.201501405. Epub 2016 Feb 5.

Authors

Filoklis D Pileidis¹, Maria-Magdalena Titirici²

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E58 HA, UK.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London, E58 HA, UK. m.m.titirici@qmul.ac.uk.

PMID: 26847212
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201501405

Abstract

Levulinic acid is a sustainable platform molecule that can be upgraded to valuable chemicals and fuel additives. This article focuses on the catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid into various chemicals such as levulinate esters, δ-aminolevulinic acid, succinic acid, diphenolic acid, γ-valerolactone, and γ-valerolactone derivatives such valeric esters, 5-nonanone, α-methylene-γ valerolactone, and other various molecular-weight alkanes (C9 and C18-C27 olefins).

Keywords: biomass; biorefineries; energy conversion; nanotechnology; platform chemicals.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomass*
Levulinic Acids / metabolism*
Lignin / metabolism

Substances

Levulinic Acids
lignocellulose
Lignin
levulinic acid