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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2014
Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Cheonan-Si, Chungcheongnam-Do, KR;
Jin Ku Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Sang Yong Kim, Cheonan-si, KR;
Do Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jae Won Jeong, Seoul, KR;
KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY, Cheonan-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method for preparing levulinic acid using a solid acid catalyst in the presence of an ethylene glycol-based compound. The levulinic acid according to the present invention can be prepared by using a linear or cyclic ethylene glycol-based compound as a solvent and preparing the levulinic acid from fructose in the presence of the solid acid catalyst at a reaction temperature of 100 to 200° C., thereby reducing the dependency on petroleum in response to greenhouse gas emission regulations. Also, a high yield of levulinic acid can be obtained from fructose, and the solvent and the catalyst can be efficiently separated, collected, and reused after the reaction has completed.