Method and apparatus for production of levulinic acid via reacti

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568853, 585603, 585604, 562515, C07D30726, C07C 3118, C07C 5100

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ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a continuous process for preparing levulinic acid from starch in a reactive extrusion process. In a preferred embodiment, the extrusion takes place in a twin-screw extruder having a plurality of temperature zones wherein the starch slurry is preconditioned, extruded, filter pressed, reboiled, vacuum distilled, condensed, centrifuged, whereby the waste effluent from the centrifugation is reprocessed upstream to the preconditioning stage.

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