Studi Kinetika Pembentukan Asam Levulinat Dari Pati Ubi Gajah (Manihot Escule…

ABSTRACT Levulinic acid (LA) is a type of new green platform chemical with wide application. This study investigated the kinetics of acid hydrolysis and mechanism involved of the starch in Manihot esculenta to produce levulinic acid under high temperature (150˚C, 170˚C, and 190˚C) and sulfuric acid concentration (1%, 3%, and 5%). A kinetic model for starch decomposition was proposed acc…