Title: Hydrogenation of levulinic acid using Ru-containing catalysts based on hypercrosslinked polystyrene.
Authors: Protsenko, Igor I.; Nikoshvili, Linda Zh.; Bykov, Alexey V.; Matveeva, Valentina G.; Sulman, Alexandrina; Sulman, Esther M.; Rebrov, Evgeny V.
Abstract: This work is devoted to the investigation of the possibility of the use of Ru-containing catalysts on the basis of polymeric matrix of hypercrosslinked polystyrene (HPS) in the hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to gammavalerolactone (GVL). HPS-based Ru-containing catalysts were synthesized at variation of HPS type (MN100 bearing amino groups or MN270 without functional groups) and metal content. Catalyst 5%-Ru/MN100 was shown to compete with commercial 5%-Ru/C and to allow carrying out the hydrogenation of LA in aqueous medium with high yields of GVL (more than 99%).
Subjects: CATALYSTS; HYDROGENATION; POLYSTYRENE; FUNCTIONAL groups; RUTHENIUM
Publication: Green Processing & Synthesis, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 3, p281
ISSN: 2191-9542
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1515/gps-2016-0189

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid using Ru-containing catalysts based on hypercrosslinked polystyrene.

Protsenko, Igor I.; Nikoshvili, Linda Zh.; Bykov, Alexey V.; Matveeva, Valentina G.; Sulman, Alexandrina; Sulman, Esther M.; Rebrov, Evgeny V.