Levulinic acid biorefinery in a life cycle perspective
Nowadays there is a strong urge to replace the fossil-based chemicals and fuels with biobased ones. In this context, the 7th principle of the green chemistry, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the recent Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) approach are the main references. Among the various biorefineries, lignocellulosic biomasses represent the most abundant resource to explore. Considering the vast plethora of useful molecules produced from lignocellulosic biomasses, levulinic acid embodies a potential starting material for the preparation of high value-added chemicals. This review explores the preparation of levulinic acid form lignocellulosic biomasses and its further valorization to high-value added compounds (γ-valerolactone, ketals and methyl/ethyl levulinate), considering the current state of the art of the available synthetic strategies, in a life cycle perspective considering the adoption of the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology.
Authors
- Raffaele Cucciniello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-7273)
- Daniele Cespi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6348-6111)
- Vincenzo Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1867-739X)
- Nicola Scotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-2242)
- Claudia Antonetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3883-2753)
- Tommaso Tabanelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0616-8990)
- Prisco Prete
- Alessandra Sessa
Institutions
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Salerno (IT)
- Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie Chimiche "Giulio Natta" (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Bologna (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2024.100963
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.03
Funders
- Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca