Work

Levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass

Year: 2007

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The primary objective of this thesis is to define optimum catalysts, reaction conditions and reactor configurations for the conversion of water hyacinth plant to LA. The conversion of the C6-sugars present in the water hyacinth plant to LA involves several reactions that together form a complex reaction network. A number of side reactions giving rise to by-products formation (e.g., insoluble humin compounds) significantly complicate the catalyst selection and the development of kinetic models. Therfore, a stepwise approach was applied by investigating the individual reactions in the overall reaction scheme separately.

Source: University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology)

Author: Buana Girisuta

Language: English

Topic: Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

Subfield: Catalysis

Field: Chemical Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1499942443

Cites: 171

Cited by: 74

Related to: 10