Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of converting carbohydrates into levulinic acid, a platform chemical for many chemical end products. More specifically the invention relates to a method for converting carbohydrates such as mono-, di- or polysaccharides, obtained from for example biomass production into a suitable levulinic acid ester in the presence of a zeolite or zeotype catalyst and a suitable alcohol, and the ester may be further converted into levulinic acid if desired.
| Original language | English |
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| IPC | C07C51/09; C07C67/00; C07C59/185; C07C69/716 |
| Patent number | WO2014020153 |
| Filing date | 06/02/2014 |
| Country/Territory | International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) |
| Priority date | 02/08/2013 |
| Priority number | WO2013EP66281 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |