@article { ISI:000328527000041,
	title = {Esterification of levulinic acid to ethyl levulinate over bimodal micro-mesoporous H/BEA zeolite derivatives},
	journal = {Catalysis Communications},
	volume = {43},
	year = {2014},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {188-191},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>A series of bimodal micro-mesoporous H/BEA zeolite derivatives were prepared by the post-synthesis modification of H/BEA zeolite by NaOH (0.05 M-1.2 M) treatment Samples were characterized by powder XRD, low temperature nitrogen adsorption/desorption, temperature programmed desorption of ammonia and ICP. The mesopore formation was found to play a crucial role in liquid phase esterification of levulinic acid with ethanol. The enhanced catalytic activity of a bimodal micro-mesoporous H/BEA zeolite derivative (H/BEA(0.10)) prepared by treatment with 0.1M NaOH can be mainly attributed to the high mesoporosity coupled with better preserved crystallinity and acidic properties. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Esterification, ethyl levulinate, H/BEA zeolite, Mesoporosity, Post-synthesis modification},
	issn = {1566-7367},
	doi = {10.1016/j.catcom.2013.10.006},
	author = {Patil, C. R. and Niphadkar, P. S. and Bokade, Vijay V. and Joshi, P. N.}
}
