1. Microwave-Assisted Conversion of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone Using Low-Loaded Supported Iron Oxide Nanoparticles on Porous Silicates
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Rafael Luque, Antonio A. Romero, M. S. Climent, Alfonso Yepez, and Sudipta De
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Materials science ,Hydrogen ,Formic acid ,Inorganic chemistry ,Iron oxide ,chemistry.chemical_element ,engineering.material ,Flow nanocatalysis ,lcsh:Technology ,Catalysis ,lcsh:Chemistry ,Metal ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Levulinic acid ,Conversion of levulinic acid ,conversion of levulinic acid ,General Materials Science ,Supported nano particles ,lcsh:QH301-705.5 ,Instrumentation ,Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes ,lcsh:T ,supported nanoparticles ,Process Chemistry and Technology ,General Engineering ,flow nanocatalysis ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Computer Science Applications ,GVL ,lcsh:Biology (General) ,lcsh:QD1-999 ,chemistry ,lcsh:TA1-2040 ,visual_art ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,engineering ,Noble metal ,Hydrogenation ,hydrogenation ,lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ,lcsh:Physics ,Iron oxide nanoparticles - Abstract
The microwave-assisted conversion of levulinic acid (LA) has been studied using low-loaded supported Fe-based catalysts on porous silicates. A very simple, productive, and highly reproducible continuous flow method has been used for the homogeneous deposition of metal oxide nanoparticles on the silicate supports. Formic acid was used as a hydrogen donating agent for the hydrogenation of LA to effectively replace high pressure H2 mostly reported for LA conversion. Moderate LA conversion was achieved in the case of non-noble metal-based iron oxide catalysts, with a significant potential for further improvements to compete with noble metal-based catalysts
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- 2015
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