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CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 102, Issue -, Pages 40-43Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.catcom.2017.08.020
Keywords
Levulinic acid; gamma-valerolactone; Hydrogenation; Nickel; Boehmite; Layered double hydroxides
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- CSIR, New Delhi
- CSIR, New Delhi [OLP-0031, CSC-0123]
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We report in situ generation of Ni(0)@boehmite from NiAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH) under reaction conditions which showed superior catalytic activity in the hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to gamma-valerolactone (Gvl) with quantitative yield in aqueous medium. Formation of Ni(0)@boehmite in course of the reaction was confirmed by PXRD, TEM, TGA and FT-IR. This catalyst shows superior conversion compared to a series of simple Ni based homogeneous as well as heterogeneous catalysts. The Ni(0)@boehmite catalyst is recyclable, and active even at higher concentrations of LA (25 wt%).
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