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Levulinic Acid The process of utilisation of solid wastes works by rapid reaction of solid cellulose to form a key intermediate chemical, levulinic acid. Levulinic acid then becomes the “platform” chemical from which all the other chemical products are produced. Levulinic acid has been known as a versatile chemical for over fifty years but its high price ($5.00 per pound) has inhibited its large scale use. The proposed process can produce levulinic acid for a cost in the range $0.05 to $0.20 per pound. At this price level it can be an economic starting material for production of fuel substitutes and a wide range of potential and well known commodity chemicals. After developing the basic process to economically manufacture levulinic acid, concentration is on developing and optimizing uses for levulinic acid. |
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