Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Designing Biomass Rice Husk Silica as an Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of Biofuel Additive n-Butyl Levulinate Subject The topic of the resource Ceria-samaria; Esterification; Levulinic acid; n-Butyl levulinate; Rice husk silica Description An account of the resource The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass levulinic acid to biorefinery platform organic component n-butyl levulinate is done by an eco-friendly process. The catalyst used for this reaction was prepared by an innovative strategy of impregnating CeO2 and Sm2O3 on silica derived from rice husk, biomass of low economic value, using different methods. The impregnation of ceria and samaria into the silica framework led to a change in the textural properties which was confirmed by various spectroscopic methods. A comprehensive study of the influence of reaction parameters on the esterification of levulinic acid with n-butanol revealed the optimum conditions for maximum yield and selectivity. In the solvent-free condition, the reaction achieved 94.9% conversion of levulinic acid and 97.2% selectivity of n-butyl levulinate within a duration of 1.5h. The regenerated catalysts were stable and efficient up to four cycles. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Selva Priya A.; Sunaja Devi K.R. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bioenergy Research, Vol-13, No. 3, pp. 746-756. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2020-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-020-10128-5" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12155-020-10128-5</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083765589&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12155-020-10128-5&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2ce62de7305465a0efb4411b47649193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083765589&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12155-020-10128-5&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=2ce62de7305465a0efb4411b47649193</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 19391234 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Selva Priya A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Sunaja Devi K.R., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India