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1. Use of Gamma-Valerolactone as an Illuminating Liquid and Lighter Fluid

Author:
Fábos Viktória; Lui Matthew Y.; Mui Yiu Fung; Wong Yuet Yan; Mika László T.; Qi Long; Cséfalvay Edit; Kovács Viktória; Szűcs Tibor; Horváth István T.
Source:
ACS sustainable chemistry 2015 v.3 no.9 pp. 1899-1904
ISSN:
2168-0485
Subject:
ammonia; ammonium sulfate; catalysts; charcoal; dioxane; ethanol; formic acid; glass; lamps; levulinic acid; neutralization; odors; smoke; sulfuric acid; volatile organic compounds
Abstract:
... The sulfuric acid-catalyzed conversion of paper wastes in gamma-valerolactone (GVL) or dioxane leads to the formation of levulinic acid (LA) and formic acid (FA), which can be converted to GVL by transfer-hydrogenation using the Shvo catalyst in situ or separately. The isolation of LA and FA was assisted by the neutralization of the sulfuric acid with ammonia to form a biphasic system. While the a ...
DOI:
10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00465