Continuous flow production of γ-valerolactone from methyl-levulinate promoted by MOF-derived Al 2 O 3 –ZrO 2 /C catalysts

2025/01/01 by Marina Ronda-Leal, Alina M. Balu, Rafael Luque +5 · 1 voice
Engineering · #Catalysis for Biomass Conversion

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d4su00797b

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/03/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21

Abstract

Exploring the efficient conversion of methyl levulinate to GVL using mixed metal oxides derived from MOFs under CTH in continuous flow. The optimized Al 2 O 3 –ZrO 2 /C (1 : 1) catalyst achieves 80% ML conversion and 72% GVL yield at 200 °C in 30 minutes.

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