O-Th-A-19 Kinetics of g-Valerolactone Formation during Aqueous Phase Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid over Supported Ru

Thursday, June 18, 2015: 5:00 PM
Ballroom A (Lawrence Convention Center)
Omar Abdelrahman1, Andreas Heyden2 and Jesse Bond1, (1)Syracuse University, USA, (2)University of South Carolina, USA.
Kinetics of Ru-catalyzed hydrogenation of levulinic acid in the aqueous phase to form γ-valerolactone (GVL) was investigated. GVL is produced via two distinct hydrogenation pathways; formation via intramolecular esterification of 4-hydroxypentanoic acid dominates at lower temperatures. The presence of the aqueous phase is found to alter Ru nanoparticle stability.

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