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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2021
Applicant:
Gfbiochemicals Ip Assets B.v., Geleen, NL;
Inventors:
Rudy Parton, Geleen, NL;
Arie De Rijke, Geleen, NL;
Assignee:
GFBIOCHEMICALS IP ASSETS B.V., Geleen, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/40 (2006.01); C07C 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 67/40 (2013.01); C07C 67/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the conversion of furfuryl alcohol into a levulinate ester comprising contacting furfuryl alcohol; an alcohol, or a mixture thereof; and a homogeneous catalyst at a first reaction temperature in the range of from 125 to 180° C. to form a reaction mixture; and forming the levulinate ester in the reaction mixture, characterised in that the first homogeneous catalyst is a sulfonic acid catalyst.