01624nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245011300055210006900168260007300237300001200310490000700322520073500329653001901064653002101083653001801104653001701122653003201139100001801171700002201189700002201211700001801233856013101251       2014                        eng d  a1566-736700aEsterification of levulinic acid to ethyl levulinate over bimodal micro-mesoporous H/BEA zeolite derivatives0 aEsterification of levulinic acid to ethyl levulinate over bimoda  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcJAN  a188-1910 v433 a<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>10aEsterification10aethyl levulinate10aH/BEA zeolite10aMesoporosity10aPost-synthesis modification1 aPatil, C., R.1 aNiphadkar, P., S.1 aBokade, Vijay, V.1 aJoshi, P., N.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/esterification-levulinic-acid-ethyl-levulinate-over-bimodal-micro-mesoporous-hbea-zeolite-0