Tungsten–zirconia-supported rhenium catalyst combined with a deoxydehydration catalyst for the one-pot synthesis of 1,4-butanediol from 1,4-anhydroerythritol
Tianmiao Wang, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura, Kazu Okumura, Keiichi Tomishige
Abstract
Biomass-derived 1,4-anhydroerythritol is reduced to 1,4-butanediol over a reusable mixture of heterogeneous catalysts, ReO<sub>x</sub>–Au/CeO<sub>2</sub> and ReO<sub>x</sub>/WO<sub>3</sub>–ZrO<sub>2</sub>.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisRheniumTungstenCubic zirconia2,3-ButanediolButanediol1,4-ButanediolMaterials scienceHeterogeneous catalysisChemical engineeringChemistryNuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryMetallurgyOrganic chemistryCeramicFermentationEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesBiofuel production and bioconversion