@article {47143,
	title = {Lignocellulose-derived platform molecules: an introduction},
	journal = {Recent Advances in Development of Platform Chemicals},
	year = {2020},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {1-31},
	type = {Book Chapter},
	abstract = {<p>Fossil feedstocks such as crude oil, natural gas, and coal are formed by natural anaerobic decomposition of buried organisms for a period of more than 650\&nbsp;million years. On the other hand, agrobiomass is quick to grow and becomes a renewable source of chemical and fuel production through processing in a biorefinery.</p>
},
	keywords = {Biomass, Biorefinery Cellulose, Lignocellulose Petrofinery, Platform molecules},
	doi = {10.1016/B978-0-444-64307-0.00001-9},
	author = {Shinde, Suhas H. and Hengne, Amol and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
@article {47580,
	title = {Single-pot alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol to alkyl levulinates using heterogenized p-TSA catalyst**},
	journal = {ChemistrySelect},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2021},
	month = {JUL },
	pages = {6636-6643},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Synthesis of levulinate esters which are known to be excellent sustainable fuel additives, was achieved by alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol over strong solid acid catalyst, prepared by copolymerization of p-toluenesulfonic acid with paraformaldehyde. Our catalyst possessed Bronsted acidity (3 mmol/g) with an excellent stability up to 220 degrees C. XPS, FT-IR and Pyridine-IR along with microanalysis studies confirmed the presence of terminal -SO3H functional groups responsible for Bronsted acidity in the catalyst. The catalyst was found to efficiently catalyze the alcoholysis of furfuryl alcohol to give alkyl levulinates under mild reaction conditions. The complete conversion of furfuryl alcohol with 96 \% and 97 \% selectivities to ethyl and butyl levulinates could be achieved using ethanol and butanol, respectively. Detailed study on effect of various reaction parameters like catalyst loading, reaction time and reaction temperature on conversion and product distribution was also carried out for the ethanolysis of furfuryl alcohol to ethyl levulinate. The catalyst could be easily recovered and recycled for five times successfully, with no loss in its original activity.},
	keywords = {Biomass, ethyl levulinate, Fuel additive, Furfuryl alcohol, heterogeneous catalysis},
	issn = {2365-6549},
	doi = {10.1002/slct.202101392},
	author = {Patil, Chetana R. and Kamble, Sanjay P. and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
