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Conversion of Levulinic Acid and Formic Acid into γ‐Valerolactone over Heterogeneous Catalysts

Abstract

LA Lac′ers: The conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone is catalyzed by heterogeneous catalysts without using the external H2. RuP/SiO2 has been demonstrated to be a bifunctional catalyst giving a yield of 96 %. Through a two-step process, excellent performance can be achieved in eight recycling runs. Moreover, no hazardous 2-Me-THF is produced during the process.

Keywords:
Levulinic acid Catalysis Formic acid Bifunctional Yield (engineering) Chemistry Heterogeneous catalysis Bifunctional catalyst Organic chemistry Inorganic chemistry Materials science Metallurgy

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