Lingnocellulose degradation
CA 1339664 C · Owner: Biofine Incorporated · Inventors: Fitzpatrick, Stephen W.
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A process for producing furfural and levulinic acid from lignocellulose includes subjecting a sample of lignocellulose to acid degradation at an elevated temperature for a minute or less, during which time at least fifty percent of the furfural that theoretically can be derived from the sample is generated. The resulting mixture is then subjected to a second acid degradation at an elevated temperature to produce levulinic acid. During the second acid degradation furfural vapors are continuously collected from the mixture.
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- Granted February 10, 1998. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended February 10, 2015.
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