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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Neste Oyj, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Antti Pasanen, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
NESTE OYJ, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2006.01); C07C 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 307/50 (2013.01); C07C 51/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process is provided for improved levulinic acid production form biomass, wherein furfural is recovered from vapor flow from the levulinic acid production reactor. The reaction conditions can be chosen to enable good yield for both products and minimization of undesired side products.