Research Article
Evaluation of Separate and Simultaneous Kinetic Parameters for Levulinic Acid and Furfural Production from Pretreated Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunches
Table 2
Kinetic parameters for LA production.
| Reaction rate constants | Activation energy Ea (kJ/mol) | Acid reaction order (–) | 0.5 M | 1 M |
| kGLN | 132.37 | 108.48 | 0.78 | kGLC1 | 212.40 | 119.49 | 2.00 | kGLC2 | 188.31 | 62.12 | 1.66 | kHMF | 42.55 | 56.08 | 1.15 |
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