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SUBMITTER: Zhao G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6572322 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20190516 10
In this study, a carbon-based solid acid was created through the sulfonation of carbon obtained from the hydrothermal pretreatment of glucose. Additionally, ethyl levulinate, a viable liquid biofuel, was produced from furfuryl alcohol using the environmentally benign and low-cost catalyst in ethanol. Studies for optimizing the reaction conditions, such as reaction time, temperature, and catalyst loading, were performed. Under the optimal conditions, a maximum ethyl levulinate yield of 67.1% was ...[more]