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• Published Subscription Review Article 30 Apr 2026

  Solid Acid Catalysts for the Selective Conversion of Biomass to Levulinic Acid

  By Mohamed Faiz Farook R Mohamed Aboobucker, Indra Neel Pulidindi

  Abstract: Levulinic acid (LA) has emerged as a versatile platform chemical with significant potential for producing renewable fuels like gamma-valerolactone (GVL), biodegradable polymers, and fine chemicals from biomass (both terrestrial and marine which ae rich in carbohydrate). The selective conversion of biomass-derived carbohydrates to LA requires efficient catalytic systems that can overcome the recalcitrance of the biomass, namely the stiff-necked structural integrity of cellulose and the kind of strong interactions between …

  Published in Journal of Catalyst & Catalysis · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2026 Read article →