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Using MOF-808 as a Promising Support to Immobilize Ru for Selective Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone

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A stable Zr-based metal–organic framework (MOF), MOF-808, was used as a promising support to immobilize metallic Ru for the first time. The skeleton structure of MOF-808 can be well preserved during the immobilization process. Ru nanoparticles existed both inside and outside of the MOF cavities with good dispersion. The developed Ru/MOF-808 composite was found to be an efficient catalyst for the hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL). Under mild reaction conditions, full conversion of LA (100%) with high selectivity to GVL (> 99%) was achieved. The catalyst recycling and hot filtration experiments indicate that Ru/MOF-808 possesses a good catalytic stability for the LA hydrogenation reaction, although some catalyst structure changes were observed. The good immobilization effect of MOF-808 for Ru may be related to the high binding affinity between the Zr6 nodes and Ru particles.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51708075, 51604052), the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (cstc2019jcyj-msxmX0401), and the Open Fund of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Industrial Fermentation Microorganism, Chongqing University of Science and Technology (LIFM201708).

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Feng, J., Zhong, Y., Xie, M. et al. Using MOF-808 as a Promising Support to Immobilize Ru for Selective Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone. Catal Lett 151, 86–94 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-020-03277-x

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