Effect of Ball Milling on the Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Levulinic Acid Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The yield of levulinic acid from cellulose is very low because of a strong network of intera-and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Ball milling cause significant decrease in the cellulose crystalinity and thus increase the production of levulinic acid (LA) by using Aluminum Chloride (AlCl3) as a catalyst. By means of AlCl3 depolymerization, cellulose can produce 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and subsequently LA. The effect of reaction temperature and time were investigated. The maximum yield of LA (36.5 mol %) was achieved using 180 oC and 240 min. Keyword: Ball milling, Levulinic Acid, Cellulose, Aluminium (III) Chloride, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

publication date

  • 2014

number of pages

  • 3

start page

  • 353

end page

  • 356

volume

  • 625