Dicationic ionic liquids as sustainable approach for direct conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid

• Main Authors: Khan, A.S., Man, Z., Bustam, M.A., Kait, C.F., Nasrullah, A., Ullah, Z., Sarwono, A., Ahamd, P., Muhammad, N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85032005497&doi=10.1016%2fj.jclepro.2017.09.103&partnerID=40&md5=8c5ae03e876f8806682cb50c8b131055; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/21379/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

The conversion of cellulose to platform chemicals and renewable energies is the most promising and sustainable route to solve the crisis of fossil fuel resources. With this aim, the one-pot conversion of cellulose to industrial important levulinic acid (LA) using dicationic ionic liquids as a cataly...