Optimization of oil palm fronds conversion to levulinic acid using Fe/HY zeolite catalyst

Levulinic acid (LA) is a versatile platform chemical with numerous potential uses. Conversion of oil palm fronds (OPF) to LA over Fe/HY zeolite catalyst has been conducted in this study. The optimization process using Box-Behnken design gave 19.6% of LA yield at 181.7°C reaction temperature, 7.7 h r...

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Main Authors: Ramli, N. A. S., Amin, N. A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58724/1/NurAainaaSyahirah2015_OptimizationofOilPalmFrondsConversion.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58724/
http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2015-4406-15
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