Hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over copper catalysts supported on ZrO2

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 769-776

  Balla, Putrakumar ^a   Perupogu, Vijayanand ^a   Vanama, Pavan Kumar ^a   Komandur, V R Chary ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Copper and zirconia; Levulinic acid; valerolactone

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SELECTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COPPER; DISPERSIONS; HYDROGENATION; ORGANIC ACIDS; PARTICLE SIZE; WASTE UTILIZATION; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

ACTIVITY RESULTS; CATALYTIC FUNCTIONALITIES; CATALYTIC RESULTS; COPPER DISPERSION; DECOMPOSITION METHODS; LEVULINIC ACID; PHYSICOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; WET IMPREGNATION METHOD;

CATALYST SUPPORTS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; COPPER; COPPER OXIDE; GAMMA VALEROLACTONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LEVULINIC ACID; NITROUS OXIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DISPERSION; HYDROGENATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84923233512     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4643     Document Type: Article

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