Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over Sn/Al-SBA-15 catalysts

Autor: Sakthivel Kumaravel, Sivakumar Thiripuranthagan, Mani Durai, Elangovan Erusappan, Thanigaivel Vembuli
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: New Journal of Chemistry. 44:8209-8222
ISSN: 1369-9261
1144-0546
DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01288b
Popis: The synthesized inexpensive catalysts show high catalytic transfer hydrogenation activity at ambient N2 pressure under non-corrosive conditions. The Sn/Al-SBA-15 (25) catalyst exhibited the highest catalytic activity with 99% conversion of levulinic acid and 100% selectivity towards GVL.
Databáze: OpenAIRE