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

Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Glucose Using a Combination of Lewis and Brønsted Acid Catalysts in Water in a Biphasic Reactor with an Alkylphenol Solvent

(2012) Yomaira J. Pagán-Torres et al.   ACS Catalysis

Hydrochloric acid-catalyzed levulinic acid formation from cellulose: data and kinetic model to maximize yields

(2011) Jiacheng Shen et al.   AICHE JOURNAL

Hydrogen-Independent Reductive Transformation of Carbohydrate Biomass into γ-Valerolactone and Pyrrolidone Derivatives with Supported Gold Catalysts

(2011) Xian-Long Du et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Production of Biofuels from Cellulose and Corn Stover Using Alkylphenol Solvents

(2011) David Martin Alonso et al.   ChemSusChem

Production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by catalytic conversion of biomass-derived levulinic acid

(2011) Drew J. Braden et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Ring-opening of γ-valerolactone with amino compounds

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

Interconversion between γ-valerolactone and pentenoic acid combined with decarboxylation to form butene over silica/alumina

(2011) Jesse Q. Bond et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Valeric Biofuels: A Platform of Cellulosic Transportation Fuels

(2010) Jean-Paul Lange 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

Production of levulinic acid from steam exploded rice straw via solid superacid, S2O82-/ZrO2–SiO2–Sm2O3

(2010) Hongzhang Chen et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Conversion of Levulinic Acid and Formic Acid into γ-Valerolactone over Heterogeneous Catalysts

(2010) Li Deng et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid to 5-nonanone

(2010) Juan Carlos Serrano-Ruiz et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

γ-Valerolactone Ring-Opening and Decarboxylation over SiO2/Al2O3in the Presence of Water†

(2010) Jesse Q. Bond et al.   LANGMUIR

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

(2010) J. Q. Bond et al.   SCIENCE

Conversion of cellulose to glucose and levulinic acid via solid-supported acid catalysis

(2010) Jessica Hegner et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

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

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

Effects of dilute acid pretreatment conditions on enzymatic hydrolysis monomer and oligomer sugar yields for aspen, balsam, and switchgrass

(2009) Jill R. Jensen et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Synthesis of γ-Valerolactone by Hydrogenation of Biomass-derived Levulinic Acid over Ru/C Catalyst

(2009) Zhi-pei Yan et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Combined dehydration/(transfer)-hydrogenation of C6-sugars (D-glucose and D-fructose) to γ-valerolactone using ruthenium catalysts

(2009) Hans Heeres et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Gamma-valerolactone-based solvents

(2009) Dániel Fegyverneki et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Solvents from nature

(2008) István T. Horváth   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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

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