Techno-Economic Analysis of a Process for the Aqueous Conversion of Corn Stover into Lactic and Levulinic Acid through Sn-Beta Catalysis
A readily available source for renewable fuels and chemicals is corn stover, which consists of the leftover stalks, leaves, husks, and cobs from the corn plant and makes up nearly half of the yield of a corn crop. Common practice is to pretreat it with sulfuric acid to break down the hemicellulose,...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Processes |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/3/436 |