Vapour phase hydrocyclisation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over supported Ni catalysts

Mohan Varkolu; Venkateshwarlu Velpula; Chodimella Venkata Pramod; B. David Raju; Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju

doi:10.1039/c3cy01072d

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Vapour phase hydrocyclisation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over supported Ni catalysts

Mohan Varkolu Venkateshwarlu Velpula Chodimella Venkata Pramod B. David Raju Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju

Year: 2014 Journal: Catalysis Science & Technology Vol: 4 (5)Pages: 1253-1259 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/c3cy01072d

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A Ni/SiO₂ catalyst is found to be effective for the hydrogenation of levulinic acid to yield γ-valerolactone with a quantitative yield in vapour phase conditions at atmospheric pressure without any additives.

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Levulinic acid Catalysis Yield (engineering) Phase (matter) Atmospheric pressure Chemistry Vapor phase Inorganic chemistry Organic chemistry Materials science Chemical engineering Nuclear chemistry Metallurgy Thermodynamics

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