Direct asymmetric reduction of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone: synthesis of a chiral platform molecule

Selective Conversion of Cellulose in Corncob Residue to Levulinic Acid in an Aluminum Trichloride-Sodium Chloride System

(2014) Jianmei Li et al.   ChemSusChem

Selective Conversion of Levulinic and Formic Acids to γ-Valerolactone with the Shvo Catalyst

(2014) Viktória Fábos et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Catalytic Conversion of Fructose, Glucose, and Sucrose to 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural and Levulinic and Formic Acids in γ-Valerolactone As a Green Solvent

(2014) Long Qi et al.   ACS Catalysis

An improved catalytic system for the reduction of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

(2014) József M. Tukacs et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones with H2and Ruthenium Catalysts Containing Chiral Tetradentate S2N2Ligands

(2013) Ruth Patchett et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A chemo-enzymatic route to synthesize (S)-γ-valerolactone from levulinic acid

(2013) Katharina Götz et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Conversion of Carbohydrate Biomass to γ-Valerolactone by using Water-Soluble and Reusable Iridium Complexes in Acidic Aqueous Media

(2013) Jin Deng et al.   ChemSusChem

Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids

(2013) Andrea Strádi et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Microwave-assisted flash conversion of non-edible polysaccharides and post-harvest tomato plant waste to levulinic acid

(2013) Silvia Tabasso et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone using a continuous-flow reactor

(2013) József M. Tukacs et al.   RSC Advances

Production of platform molecules from sweet sorghum

(2013) Gyula Novodárszki et al.   RSC Advances

From giant reed to levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone: A high yield catalytic route to valeric biofuels

(2012) Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Conversion of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone

(2012) William R. H. Wright et al.   ChemSusChem

Production of levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone (GVL) from cellulose using GVL as a solvent in biphasic systems

(2012) Stephanie G. Wettstein et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion

(2012) József M. Tukacs et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Highly efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone catalyzed by iridium pincer complexes

(2012) Wei Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Hydrolysis of chitosan to yield levulinic acid and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in water under microwave irradiation

(2012) Khaled W. Omari et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Microwave-assisted conversion of carbohydrates to levulinic acid: an essential step in biomass conversion

(2012) Ármin Szabolcs et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Optimization of levulinic acid production from Gelidium amansii

(2012) Minsu Kang et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Catalytic Conversion of Fructose to γ-Valerolactone in γ-Valerolactone

(2012) Long Qi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Direct conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid and gamma-valerolactone using solid acid catalysts

(2012) David Martin Alonso et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

The conversion of lignocellulosics to levulinic acid

(2011) Darryn W Rackemann et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products

(2011) Pierre Gallezot   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Ring-opening of γ-valerolactone with amino compounds

(2011) Mochamad Chalid et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Valeric Biofuels: A Platform of Cellulosic Transportation Fuels

(2010) Jean-Paul Lange et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective and Flexible Transformation of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals by a Multifunctional Catalytic System

(2010) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Conversion of cellulose to hydrocarbon fuels by progressive removal of oxygen

(2010) Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Integrated Catalytic Conversion of  -Valerolactone to Liquid Alkenes for Transportation Fuels

(2010) J. Q. Bond et al.   SCIENCE

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates into γ-Valerolactone without Using an External H2Supply

(2009) Li Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Production of Sugars and Levulinic Acid from Marine Biomass Gelidium amansii

(2009) Gwi-Taek Jeong et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Potential of Chiral Solvents for Enantioselective Crystallization. 2. Evaluation of Kinetic Effects

(2009) Samuel Kofi Tulashie et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Kinetic study of asymmetric hydrogenation of methyl levulinate using the (COD)Ru(2-methylallyl)2–BINAP–HCl catalytic system

(2009) Olga V. Turova et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Gamma-valerolactone-based solvents

(2009) Dániel Fegyverneki et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Potential of Chiral Solvents for Enantioselective Crystallization. 1. Evaluation of Thermodynamic Effects

(2008) Samuel Kofi Tulashie et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Integration of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for a Multi-step Conversion of Biomass: From Sucrose to Levulinic Acid, γ-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, 2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran, and Alkanes

(2008) Hasan Mehdi et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

γ-Valerolactone—a sustainable liquid for energy and carbon-based chemicals

(2007) István T. Horváth et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY