Highly active MgO catalysts for hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using formic acid as the hydrogen source

This study presents an evaluation of catalytic performance of unsupported simple oxide catalysts with varying acid-base properties for the vapor phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) using formic acid (FA) in an aqueous medium. Among the different oxides tested MgO cata...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Energy Research
Main Authors:	Asima Sultana, Samadhan Lomate, Tadahiro Fujitani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Subjects:	hydrogenation oxide catalyst levulinic acid gamma-valerolactone formic acid
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1133514/full