One-pot synthesis of lactic acid from glycerol over a Pt/L-Nb2O5 catalyst under base-free conditions

• Published in: Fuel processing technology Vol. 197; p. 106202
• Main Authors: Feng, Shixiang, Takahashi, Kanori, Miura, Hiroki, Shishido, Tetsuya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Acids; Additives; Aldehydes; Catalysts; Dehydration; Dehydrogenation; Dihydroxyacetone; Glycerol; Lactic acid; Layered-Nb2O5; Lewis acid; Nanoparticles; Niobium oxides; One-pot synthesis; Organic chemistry; Lewis acid; Glycerol; One-pot synthesis; Lactic acid; Layered-Nb2O5

Highly efficient and selective transformations of glycerol to valuable chemicals are currently an attractive and challenging target reaction in biorefineries. A bifunctional catalyst consisting of Pt nanoparticles (Pt NPs) and layered-Nb2O5 (L-Nb2O5) efficiently catalyzed the one-pot conversion of g...