Choline chloride-promoted efficient solvent-free hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over Ru/C
Huai Liu, Xuejuan Cao, Xing Tang, Xianhai Zeng, Yong Sun, Xixian Ke, Lu Lin
Abstract
The hydrogen bond between LA and ChCl boosted the solvent-free hydrogenation of LA over Ru/C by alleviating the adsorption of the carboxylic group and enhancing the adsorption of the acyl group of LA.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidChemistryCholine chlorideAdsorptionSolventOrganic chemistryCatalysisChlorideHydrogen bondMoleculeCatalysis for Biomass ConversionAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCatalysts for Methane Reforming