Esterification of levulinic acid to levulinate esters in the presence of sulfated silica catalyst
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of biomass derived building block chemicals with various applications. Catalytic esterification of LA with alkyl alcohol produces levulinate ester which can be applied as fragrance, flavouring agents, as well as fuel additives. In this study, a series of sulfated silica (S...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
2018.
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