title: Heterogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of biobased levulinic and succinic acids in aqueous solutions.
abstract: Supported noble-metal catalysts (Ru, Pd or Pt) and the corresponding Re-promoted catalysts exhibit a high activity for the hydrogenation of biobased carboxylic acids. Levulinic acid and succinic acid are converted into the lactones or the diols depending on the nature of the catalyst and the reaction conditions. The highest selectivity to 1,4-pentanediol of 82 % is achieved at 140 °C in the presence of the 1.9 % Ru-3.6 % Re/C catalyst.
authors.affiliation: IRCELYON, Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l'environnement de Lyon, UMR 5256 CNRS-Université Lyon1, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626 Villeurbanne (France); IFPEN-Lyon, BP3, 69360 Solaize (France).
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Corbel-Demailly
authors.forename: Bao-Khanh
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ly
authors.forename: Doan-Pham
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Minh
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tapin
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Especel
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Epron
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cabiac
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guillon
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Besson
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pinel
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D006865:Hydrogenation; D007982:Levulinic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry; D012996:Solutions; D013386:Succinates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D007982:Levulinic Acids; D019216:Metals, Heavy; D012996:Solutions; D013386:Succinates; D002244:Carbon; C032246:levulinic acid
keywords: biomass; carboxylic acids; diols; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation