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• Published Subscription 23 Dec 2022

  TiO2-ZrO2 Supported Nickel Oxide Catalysts for Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to -Valerolcatone

  By V R Chary Komandur, Putrakumar Balla, Ramu Kuna, Pethan Rajan N, Umesh Kumar Utkoor

  Abstract: The Titania-Zirconia (TZ) mixed oxide sample (50:50 wt.% percent) was prepared by a simple coprecipitation method and used as a support for the nickel catalyst. The various loadings of nickel content from 1 to 20 wt.% were synthesized for the production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from levulinic acid (LA). Among all the tested samples, the 5 wt.% Ni/TZ sample exhibited the 98% conversion of LA and 96% selectivity to GVL and …

  Published in Emerging Trends in Chemical Engineering · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 35–44 Read article →