Levulinic acid is a versatile building block with drop-in and potential new uses in many industrial and specialty applications, as well as pharmaceuticals. Produced directly by Origin’s patented technology platform, Origin’s levulinic acid has a carbon-negative footprint and is derived from sustainable wood residues rather than fossil resources.

• Carbon-negative footprint validated by Deloitte-authored life cycle assessment: Life Cycle Assessment by Deloitte Consulting

• Cost-competitive with fossil-based levulinic acid

• Sustainable, drop-in ready, and chemically identical to fossil-based levulinic acid

• Expected to provide stable pricing largely de-coupled from the petroleum supply chain, which is exposed to more volatility than supply chains based on sustainable wood residues

• Supports many downstream chemistries and products

• 100% bio-content

To secure commercial volumes, please contact commercialorders@originmaterials.com

• Chemical Formula: C₅H₈O₃

• IUPAC Name: 4-Oxopentanoic Acid

• CAS Number: 123-76-2

• EINECS (European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances): 204-649-2

• EPA Substance Registry System: Pentanoic Acid, 4-Oxo-

• Molecular Weight: 116.11 g/mol

• Melting Point: 33 to 35 °C (91 to 95 °F; 306 to 308 K)

• Relative Density: 1.136-1.147 g/cm³

• Vapor Pressure: 0.0145 Torr at 25 °C (Predicted)

• Solubility: Soluble in Water, Alcohol, and Oil

• SMILES String (Simplified Molecular-Input Line-Entry System: Molecular Structure): CC(=O)CCC(=O)O

• InChI: 1S/C5H8O3/c1-4(6)2-3-5(7)8/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,7,8)

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