Cascade reaction engineering on zirconia-supported mesoporous MFI zeolites with tunable Lewis–Brønsted acid sites: a case of the one-pot conversion of furfural to γ-valerolactone
Kyung Duk Kim, Jaeheon Kim, Wey Yang Teoh, Jeong‐Chul Kim, Jun Huang, Ryong Ryoo
Abstract
The highly mesoporous ZrO<sub>2</sub>[Al]MFI-NS with close proximity of Brønsted and Lewis acid sites exhibited the one-pot conversion of furfural to γ-valerolactone (GVL) and achieved a high yield of 83% GVL.
Topics & Concepts
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryZeoliteBifunctionalMesoporous materialLewis acids and basesCatalysisChemistryAluminosilicateYield (engineering)Bifunctional catalystChemical engineeringZirconiumFurfuralInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringMetallurgyCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMesoporous Materials and CatalysisZeolite Catalysis and Synthesis