Citation: LI Chuang, NI Xiao-juan, DI Xin, LIANG Chang-hai. Aqueous phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone on supported Ru catalysts prepared by microwave-assisted thermolytic method[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, ;2018, 46(2): 161-170. shu

Aqueous phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone on supported Ru catalysts prepared by microwave-assisted thermolytic method

Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Catalytic Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China

Corresponding author: LIANG Chang-hai, changhai@dlut.edu.cn
Received Date: 4 December 2017
Revised Date: 11 January 2018

Fund Project: the National Key Research & Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China 2016YFB0600305The project was supported by the National Key Research & Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2016YFB0600305)

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γ-Valerolactone (GVL), as a sustainable platform chemical, were produced through an aqueous phase hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) in the presence of supported ruthenium catalysts, in which the catalysts were prepared by solvent-free microwave-assisted thermolytic method. The effects of catalyst support, reaction media, pressure, temperature and LA initial concentration were investigated to obtain the optimum conditions for high γ-valerolactone yield. 5% Ru/AC catalyst exhibits a more superior catalytic performance compared with Ru/CNT, Ru/FCNT, Ru/γ-Al₂O₃-MW and Ru/γ-Al₂O₃-IM at 100℃ and 2.0 MPa of 0.10 g/mL LA concentration in water solution. This superior performance is attributed to the higher dispersion of metallic Ru over coconut shell activated carbon. GVL can be produced with a good yield of > 99% under optimum conditions, and has the potential to provide a green, renewable platform for biotransformation.
- ruthenium catalysts,
- microwave synthesis,
- levulinic acid,
- aqueous phase hydrogenation,
- γ-valerolactone
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