2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
DIRECT PREPARATION OF BIO-LEVULINATE FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS
| Project/Area Number |
22658055
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Wood science
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| Research Institution | Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute |
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Principal Investigator |
YAMADA Tatsuhiko 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, バイオマス化学研究領域, チーム長 (90353903)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KUBO Satoshi 独立行政法人森林総合研究所, バイオマス化学研究領域, 主任研究員 (50399375)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 木質バイオマス / バイオレブリネート |
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| Research Abstract |
A simple method of producing bio-levulinates, which were expected to be useful alternative liquid diesel fuel, was studied. Butyl levulinate(4-oxo-pentanoic acid butyl ester, a typical bio-levulinate) was produced by a simple acid catalyzed solvolysis of cellulose powder. High amount of butyl levulinate about 60% on the theoretical yield was detected in this system.
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