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Efficient and sustainable hydrogenation of levulinic-acid to gamma-valerolactone in aqueous solution over acid-resistant CePO<sub>4</sub>/Co<sub>2</sub>P catalysts

Hui-Juan Feng, Xiaochen Li, Hao Qian, Yafang Zhang, Dihui Zhang, Dan Zhao, Sanguo Hong, Ning Zhang

Green Chemistry · 2019 · 61 citations · 42 references

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Abstract

Following an accelerated L–H process, efficient and sustainable hydrogenation of LA with 97% yield of GVL at TOF of 0.27–0.61 s<sup>−1</sup> in water was achieved on low-cost and acid-resistant CePO<sub>4</sub>/Co<sub>2</sub>P composite.

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