Swarna Jaya V, Sudhakar M, Naveen Kumar S, Venugopal A. Selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over a Ru/Mg–LaO catalyst.
RSC Adv 2015. [DOI:
10.1039/c4ra16557h]
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Abstract
Ruthenium on a base support was developed for the conversion of biomass derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone at low temperature and pressure. γ-Valerolactone synthesis which can replace ethanol in petrol and in the production of jet fuels.
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