Liquid phase catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone over ZrO<sub>2</sub>/SBA-15
Amin Osatiashtiani, Samantha A. Orr, Lee J. Durndell, Irene Collado, Andrea Merenda, Adam F. Lee, Karen Wilson
Abstract
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is an important bio-derived platform molecule whose atom- and energy efficient, and scalable, catalytic synthesis is highly desirable.
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CatalysisMoleculeAtom (system on chip)Phase (matter)ChemistryCombinatorial chemistryScalabilityChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryComputer scienceDatabaseParallel computingEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationMesoporous Materials and Catalysis