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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Kgs. Lyngby, DK;
Shunmugavel Saravanamurugan, Kgs. Lyngby, DK;
Anders Riisager, Taastrup, DK;
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET, Kgs. Lyngby, DK;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of converting carbohydrates into levulinic acid, a platform chemical for many chemical end products. More specifically the invention relates to a method for converting carbohydrates such as mono-, di- or polysaccharides, obtained from for example biomass production into a suitable levulinic acid ester in the presence of a zeolite or zeotype catalyst and a suitable alcohol, and the ester may be further converted into levulinic acid if desired.
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