IN339678: Single step process for conversion of cellulose to levulinic acid

The patent discloses a single-step hydrothermal process for the conversion of cellulose to industrially important levulinic acid and other commercially important compounds using zirconia as a catalyst without using any reactive gas. Further, it provides a continuous hydrothermal process for the conversion of cellulose to industrially important levulinic acid and other commercially important compounds using zirconia as a catalyst without using any reactive gas.