One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr

One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite

Published:2016 Issue:21 Volume:18 Page:5777-5781
ISSN:1463-9262
Container-title:Green Chemistry
language:en
Short-container-title:Green Chem.

Author:

Hernández Blanca¹²³⁴,Iglesias Jose¹²³⁴,Morales Gabriel¹²³⁴,Paniagua Marta¹²³⁴,López-Aguado Clara¹²³⁴,García Fierro José L.⁵⁴,Wolf Patrick⁶⁷⁸⁹¹⁰,Hermans Ive⁶⁷⁸⁹,Melero Juan A.¹²³⁴

Affiliation:

1. Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group

2. Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

3. 28933 Móstoles

4. Spain

5. Catalyst and Petrochemical Institute of CSIC

6. Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

7. University of Wisconsin-Madison

8. Madison

9. USA

10. Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences

Abstract

Bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis, Zr- and Al-containing beta zeolite catalysts prepared by a post-synthetic methodology promote the one-pot production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from xylose in alcohol media through a cascade process.

Funder

Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Pollution,Environmental Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2016/GC/C6GC01888B

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