Tunable copper-catalyzed chemoselective hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone into 1,4-pentanediol or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran

Production and catalytic transformation of levulinic acid: A platform for speciality chemicals and fuels

“…Different homogenous Ru-derived catalysts [71,113], heterogeneous Cu-composites [117,120] and Noble-metal catalysts [121] have reported for the production of MTHF from LA (Fig. 10).…”

“…10). For example, Fan et al [120] reported a yield of MTHF as high as 91% based on GVL as a substrate dissolved in ethanol and Cu/ZrO 2 as a catalyst. The Ni-derived catalysts have also been reported to show good performance [122].…”

Catalytic Transformations of Biomass-Derived Materials into Value-Added Chemicals

“…d-Aminolevulinic acid and pyrrolidone produced via amination are attractive derivatives of LA as important intermediates in the synthesis of agricultural and pharmaceutical compounds [107,108]. Notably, the formation of c-valerolactone (GVL) has been widely investigated in this decade because it can provide the valeric acid which serves a new biofuels called as valeric biofuels [109], butene by decarboxylation [110], and 1,4-pentanediol and methyl tetrahydrofuran (MTHF) as a fuel extender by reduction [111,112]. A major process for LA production is carbohydrate decomposition through acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of HMF to LA along with an equivalent formation of formic acid.…”

Recent Trends in the Production, Combustion and Modeling of Furan-Based Fuels

“…Furthermore, Mehdi et al [101] used Ru-based catalysts for the hydrogenation of both levulinic acid and furfural, via γ-valerolactone and 2-MF, respectively. 2-MTHF yields reached 72% at 473 K. A similar approach was employed by Du et al [102], who employed a copper-zirconia catalyst for the hydrogenation of GVL to 2-MTHF in reasonable yields. Other studies investigated the production of 2-MTHF from levulinic acid [103,104].…”