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›› 2013, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (5): 45-50.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5854.2013.05.009

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Preparation of Levulinic Acid and Analysis of Its Application Prospect

WANG Yi-gang1, NIE Xiao-an1,2, LIU Zhen-xing1   

  1. 1. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forestry Products, CAF;ational Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization;Key and Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA;Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210042, China;2. Institute of New Technology of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
  • Received:2013-03-06 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2013-09-30 Published:2013-09-30

Abstract: In this paper, the preparation method of highly active platform compound levulinic acid and its application prospects were reviewed. The characters and reference of preparing levulinic acid from different raw materials were analyzed. The effects of different catalysts and pretreatment methods on the yield of levulinic acid were discussed. At last, the application prospects of levulinic acid on different fields were prospected.

Key words: levulinic acid, biomass, preparation, application prospects

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