One Pot Conversion of Glucose to Ethyl Levulinate over a Porous Hydrothermal Acid Catalyst in Green Solvents

Citation

Bosilj, Monika; Schmidt, Johannes; Fischer, Anna; & White, Robin J. (Forthcoming). One Pot Conversion of Glucose to Ethyl Levulinate over a Porous Hydrothermal Acid Catalyst in Green Solvents. RSC Advances.

Abstract

The one-pot conversion of glucose to ethyl levulinate over an acid-functionalised hydrothermal catalyst (derived from glucose) provides high initial yields up to 37 mol%, comparable to the homogeneous H2SO4 catalyst, whilst catalyst performance is strongly influenced by green solvent choice.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C9RA03902C

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

Forthcoming

Journal Title

RSC Advances

Author(s)

Bosilj, Monika
Schmidt, Johannes
Fischer, Anna
White, Robin J.