US Patent Issued to University of Louisville Research Foundation on May 12 for "One-pot acid-catalyzed levulinic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass" (American, Thai Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,989, issued on May 12, was assigned to University of Louisville Research Foundation Inc. (Louisville, Ky.).

"One-pot acid-catalyzed levulinic acid production from lignocellulosic biomass" was invented by Sarttrawut Tulaphol (Nongyai Chonburi, Thailand) and Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are methods for producing levulinic acid from hemp hurds. In some embodiments, the methods include dissolving hemp hurds in an ionic liquid medium to produce a cellulose-rich product; hydrolyzing cellulose present in the cellulose-rich product to produce a glucose-rich product; dehydrating glucose prese...