ZrO2-SBA-15 catalysts for the one-pot cascade synthesis of GVL from furfural?

Catalysis Science & Technology Pub Date: 2018-08-08 DOI: 10.1039/C8CY01121D

Abstract

Controlling the thickness of zirconia monolayers coated over SBA-15 offers an effective way to tune catalytic performance for the acid-mediated and hydrogen transfer (Meerwein Ponndorf Verley, MPV) cascade transformation of furfural to γ-valerolactone. Complementary mechanistic and kinetic modelling establishes the existence of the two distinct zirconium active species (weak and strong acid sites), whose balancing enables optimisation of the cascade and hence maximal γ-valerolactone (GVL) production.

Graphical abstract: ZrO2-SBA-15 catalysts for the one-pot cascade synthesis of GVL from furfural
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