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Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol Over Supported Bimetallic Catalysts

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The effect of addition of Re to activated carbon-supported Ru and Pd catalysts in the hydrogenation of 15 wt% succinic acid aqueous solutions to 1,4-butanediol (BDO) was examined. The yield and selectivity were in the range 62–66% at 160 °C and 150 bar over the Re promoted catalysts. Bio-succinic acid from a fermentation process could be efficiently hydrogenated on 4 wt%Re–2 wt%Pd/C without significant loss of selectivity.

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  1. Institut de recherches sur la catalyse et l’environnement de Lyon (IRCELYON), UMR CNRS-Université Lyon, 1, 2 Avenue Albert Einstein, 69626, Villeurbanne cedex, France

    Doan Pham Minh, Michèle Besson & Catherine Pinel

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    Patrick Fuertes & Carole Petitjean

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Minh, D.P., Besson, M., Pinel, C. et al. Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based Succinic Acid to 1,4-Butanediol Over Supported Bimetallic Catalysts. Top Catal 53, 1270–1273 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11244-010-9580-y

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