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Direct Hydrogenation of Biomass‐Derived Butyric Acid to n ‐Butanol over a Ruthenium–Tin Bimetallic Catalyst
Author(s) -
Lee JongMin,
Upare Pravin P.,
Chang JongSan,
Hwang Young Kyu,
Lee Jeong Ho,
Hwang Dong Won,
Hong DoYoung,
Lee Seung Hwan,
Jeong MyungGeun,
Kim Young Dok,
Kwon YoungUk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201402311
Subject(s) - catalysis , acetic acid , chemistry , butyric acid , cellulosic ethanol , butanol , fermentation , bimetallic strip , organic chemistry , ruthenium , biorefinery , yield (engineering) , carboxylic acid , biomass (ecology) , ethanol , materials science , raw material , cellulose , oceanography , metallurgy , geology
Catalytic hydrogenation of organic carboxylic acids and their esters, for example, cellulosic ethanol from fermentation of acetic acid and hydrogenation of ethyl acetate is a promising possibility for future biorefinery concepts. A hybrid conversion process based on selective hydrogenation of butyric acid combined with fermentation of glucose has been developed for producing biobutanol. ZnO‐supported Ru–Sn bimetallic catalysts exhibits unprecedentedly superior performance in the vapor‐phase hydrogenation of biomass‐derived butyric acid to n ‐butanol (>98 % yield) for 3500 h without deactivation.