O-Tu-Fre-15 Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Levulinic acid: Influence of the Support on Selectivity and Stability

Tuesday, June 4, 2013: 4:20 PM
French (Galt House Hotel)
Wenhao Luo1, Upakul Deka1, Andrew M. Beale1, Ernst R. H. van Eck2, Pieter C. A. Bruijnincx1 and Bert M. Weckhuysen1, (1)Utrecht University, Netherlands, (2)Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands.
A large influence of support and solvent on activity, selectivity and stability in levulinic acid(LA) hydrogenation was found for supported Ru catalysts. LA can be directly converted to pentanoic acid over zeolite-supported Ru catalysts in a one-pot hydrogenation reaction. Extensive characterization showed that support dealumination is mainly responsible catalyst deactivation.

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