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Solute-enhanced production of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) from aqueous solutions of levulinic acid

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OSTI ID:1344777
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.
Research Organization:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC02-07ER64494
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, WI)
Patent Number(s):
9,376,411
Application Number:
14/596,357
OSTI ID:
1344777
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English