Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Levulinic Acid by Metal Chlorides.docVIP

Molecules 2010, 15, 5258-5272; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Levulinic Acid by Metal Chlorides Lincai Peng, Lu Lin *, Junhua Zhang, Junping Zhuang *, Beixiao Zhang and Yan Gong State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, China * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: lclulin@ (L.L.); zhuangjp@ (J.Z.). Received: 18 June 2010; in revised form: 14 July 2010 / Accepted: 29 July 2010 / Published: 2