Abstract
Ca5(PO4)3(OH) (HAP) supported metal (Ru, Pt, Pd, Cu and Ni) catalysts were examined for vapour phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid (LA). Ru/HAP demonstrated higher TOF of γ-valerolactone (gVL) over the other metal catalysts. The LA dehydration products such as angelica lactones (both α- and β-AL) were formed significantly over Pt, Pd, Ni and Cu/HAP catalysts. Influence of Bronsted and Lewis acid sites was exemplified by pyridine adsorbed FT-IR studies on Ru/HAP that exhibited very weak band due to Bronsted sites at 1552cm−1 and a strong band at 1450cm−1 attributed to Lewis acid sites. Ru supported on SO42−_HAP demonstrated selective dehydration of LA to α-angelica lactone. Hydrogenation activity of Ru was diminished while supported on SO42− -HAP, quite contrast to this the fresh HAP behaved as a selective support for Ru towards GVL formation. Thus, HAP has been identified as suitable support for Ru in the conversion of LA at ambient pressure.
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