SOLUTE-ENHANCED PRODUCTION OF GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE (GVL) FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS LEVULINIC ACID

摘要

A method to produce levulinic acid (LA) and gamma- valerolactone (GVL) from biomass-derived cellulose or lignocellulose by selective extraction of LA using GVL and optionally converting the LA so isolated into GVL, with no purifications steps required to yield the GVL.