Comparison of Extraction Solvents in the Recovery of Levulinic Acid from Biomass Hydrolysate Using a Group Contribution Method

Cost-efficient production of renewable chemicals depends not only on cheap feedstocks and efficient reactor technology, but also on efficient downstream processing technologies. Levulinic acid, a product of hydrolysis of biomass, is a renewable chemical with various potential applications in several...

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Main Authors: Jean Felipe Leal Silva, Rubens Maciel Filho, Regina Wolf Maciel Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2018-10-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/9186