A microwave-assisted protocol for the conversion of non-edible polysaccharides and tomato plant waste to levulinic acid has been developed. Full conversion has been achieved in all cases at 2 min irradiation and clean levulinic acid was obtained without any purification in high yields (63–95%).
S. Tabasso, E. Montoneri, D. Carnaroglio, M. Caporaso and G. Cravotto, Green Chem., 2014, 16, 73 DOI: 10.1039/C3GC41103F
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