Levulinic Acid
About This Book
Burning fossil fuels and using their derivatives has been a major driver of climate change, and the crisis has pushed researchers and industry to look for biofuels and chemicals made from biomass. Levulinic acid is one such platform molecule. Its derivatives are increasingly taking the place of traditional fossil-based chemicals, so its importance to renewable industry keeps growing. Levulinic Acid: A Sustainable Platform Chemical for Value-Added Products is a book-length introduction to the acid and to its derivatives, such as the levulinates. Their uses include fuel additives, food and cosmetic preservatives, flavors and solvents. The book surveys how levulinic acid is produced, the technologies involved, its current and potential applications, and the typical reactions it undergoes. It also offers a critical look at a promising source of alternative industrial material. Topics include production routes from different biomass materials, organic and inorganic levulinates, an extensive discussion of levulinic acid hydrogenation, and other derivatives formed by reaction at the keto group. The publisher describes this as the first book on the subject. It is aimed at researchers and industry professionals in green chemistry and in sustainable and renewable production, as well as regulators and policymakers who follow the relevant industries.
ISBN: 9781119814696
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