Advances in Sustainable γ-Valerolactone (GVL) Production via Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid and Its Esters

Memoona Khalid; Marta Granollers; Dave Scapens; Amin Osatiashtiani

doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05812

Advances in Sustainable γ-Valerolactone (GVL) Production via Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid and Its Esters

Memoona Khalid
, Marta Granollers
, Dave Scapens
, Amin Osatiashtiani^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Aston University

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Abstract

γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is a versatile chemical derived from biomass, known for its uses such as a sustainable and environmentally friendly solvent, a fuel additive, and a building block for renewable polymers and fuels. Researchers are keenly interested in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of levulinic acid and its esters as a method to produce GVL. This approach eliminates the need for H ₂ pressure and costly metal catalysts, improving the safety, cost effectiveness and environmental sustainability of the process. Our Perspective highlights recent advancements in this field, particularly with respect to catalyst development, categorizing them according to catalyst types, including zirconia-based, zeolites, precious metals, and nonprecious metal catalysts. We discuss factors such as reaction conditions, catalyst characteristics, and hydrogen donors and outline challenges and future research directions in this popular area of research.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16494-16517
Number of pages	24
Journal	ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
Volume	12
Issue number	45
Early online date	30 Sept 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c05812
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2024

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Funding

We thank Luxfer MEL Technologies for their financial support. This work was also supported by UKRI and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (grant number EP/T518128/1). A.O. acknowledges funding from the Royal Society Research Grant RGS\\R1\\231234.

Funders	Funder number
UK Research and Innovation
Luxfer MEL Technologies
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council	EP/T518128/1
Royal Society	RGS\R1\231234

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Levulinic acid
catalytic transfer hydrogenation
levulinate esters
non-precious metals
γ-valerolactone

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