Abstract
The direct conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to pentanoic acid (PA) has been studied with six 1 wt% Ru/H-ZSM5 catalysts at 40 bar H2 and 473 K in dioxane. The influence of ZSM5 cation form, Si/Al ratio and ruthenium precursor on metal dispersion and acidity has been assessed. A highly
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