Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over carbon-supported noble metal catalysts

Pravin P. Upare; Jong-Min Lee; Dong Won Hwang; Shiva B. Halligudi; Young Kyu Hwang; Jong-San Chang

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.17, No.2, 287-292, March, 2011

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2011.02.025 Export Citation

Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over carbon-supported noble metal catalysts

Pravin P. Upare^{1, 2}, Jong-Min Lee¹, Dong Won Hwang¹, Shiva B. Halligudi¹, Young Kyu Hwang^{1, 2, †}, and Jong-San Chang^{1, 2, †}

¹Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, P.O. Box, 107, Yusung, Daejeon 305-600, Korea
²School of Science, University of Science and Technology (UST), 113 Gwahangno, Youeong-gu, Daejeon, 305-333, Korea

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Selective hydrogenation of biomass derived levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) has been efficiently catalyzed by Ru, Pt and Pd noble metal supported on carbon under vapor phase in a continuous down flow fixed-bed reactor system. Among the catalysts, 5 wt.% Ru/C gave GVL with 100% selectivity at 100% LA conversion up to 240 h (10 days) without loss in its activity. The higher catalytic activity and product selectivity of 5 wt.% Ru/C catalyst has been attributed to the higher dispersion of metallic Ru over carbon in nano-sizes compared to Pt and Pd catalysts.

Keywords:Hydrogenation;Levulinic acid;γ-valerolactone;Ru/Carbon;Nobel metal

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