Levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass

The primary objective of this thesis is to define optimum catalysts, reaction conditions and reactor configurations for the conversion of water hyacinth plant to LA. The conversion of the C6-sugars present in the water hyacinth plant to LA involves several reactions that together form a complex reaction network. A number of side reactions giving rise to by-products formation (e.g., insoluble humin compounds) significantly complicate the catalyst selection and the development of kinetic models. Therfore, a stepwise approach was applied by investigating the individual reactions in the overall reaction scheme separately.

	Titlepages
	Table of contents
	Chapter 1
	Chapter 2
	Chapter 3
	Chapter 4
	Chapter 5
	Chapter 6
	Summary
	Samenvatting
	Acknowledgements
	List of publications
	Stellingen
	Complete thesis

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