The relevance of Lewis acid sites on the gas phase reaction of levulinic acid into ethyl valerate using CoSBA-<i>x</i>Al bifunctional catalysts
M. Muñoz-Olasagasti, M. López Granados, Carmen P. Jiménez‐Gómez, Juan Antonio Cecilia, Pedro Maireles‐Torres, James A. Dumesic, R. Mariscal
Abstract
CoSBA-<italic>x</italic>Al catalysts show a high yield in the levulinic acid conversion into ethyl valerate. This is due to the presence of weak Lewis acid sites associated with Co<sup>2+</sup> species that have been stabilized by incorporation of Al into the support.
Topics & Concepts
Levulinic acidCatalysisLewis acids and basesValerateBifunctionalChemistryYield (engineering)Gas phaseEstradiol valerateLewis acid catalysisOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceBiochemistryMetallurgyFermentationButyrateHormoneCatalysis for Biomass ConversionMesoporous Materials and CatalysisCatalysts for Methane Reforming