Table 2 Microwave-assisted conversion of commercial cellulose into Butyl levulinate.

From: Biocatalytic production of 3-hydroxypropionic acid precursors using a regioselective Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase

Acid

Temperature (°C)

Time (min)

Cellulose conversion (%)

Selectivity (%)

H2SO4

190

15

58.4

n.d.

H2SO4

190

30

95.4

58.8

H2SO4

190

60

97.9

100

p-TsA (+ KBr)

225

2

40.9

n.d.

p-TsA (+ KCl)

225

2

90.6

26.7

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