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. 2013 Dec;6(12):2388-95.
doi: 10.1002/cssc.201300608. Epub 2013 Aug 23.

Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of biobased levulinic and succinic acids in aqueous solutions

Louis Corbel-Demailly  1 , Bao-Khanh Ly, Doan-Pham Minh, Benoit Tapin, Catherine Especel, Florence Epron, Amandine Cabiac, Emmanuelle Guillon, Michèle Besson, Catherine Pinel
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Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of biobased levulinic and succinic acids in aqueous solutions

Louis Corbel-Demailly et al. ChemSusChem. 2013 Dec.

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  • ChemSusChem. 2013 Dec;6(12):2210-2

Abstract

Supported noble-metal catalysts (Ru, Pd or Pt) and the corresponding Re-promoted catalysts exhibit a high activity for the hydrogenation of biobased carboxylic acids. Levulinic acid and succinic acid are converted into the lactones or the diols depending on the nature of the catalyst and the reaction conditions. The highest selectivity to 1,4-pentanediol of 82 % is achieved at 140 °C in the presence of the 1.9 % Ru-3.6 % Re/C catalyst.

Keywords: biomass; carboxylic acids; diols; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation.

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