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Improved conversion of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone to butene over a new Nb-based catalyst
Abstract: We request 7 days on TOSCA to carry out inelastic neutron scattering (INS) study of a multifunctional catalyst (NbAlZSM-5) for the efficient cleavage of C-O bonds and of C-C bonds for the conversion of biomass-derived gamma-valerolactone (GVL) to butene. The proposed study will investigate the vibrational spectroscopy of the catalyst, adsorption of guest GVL molecules and any possible reaction intermediates on catalyst surface. In particular, this study aims to reveal the roles of surface Nb sites and Si-O(H)-Al groups in the binding to guest molecules and in the catalytic reactions. This recently-discovered multifunctional catalyst by our group exhibit extremely high activity and selectivity for the conversion of GVL to butenes at mild conditions with significant potential market value.
Public release date: 13 December 2021
Principal Investigator: Professor Sihai Yang
Experimenter: Dr Xinchen Kang
Local Contact: Dr Svemir Rudic
Experimenter: Dr Longfei LIN
Experimenter: Professor Stewart Parker
Experimenter: Dr Qingqing Mei
Experimenter: Mr MENGTIAN FAN
DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.99689092
Parent DOI: 10.5286/ISIS.E.RB1820096
ISIS Experiment Number: RB1820096
Part Number: 1
Date of Experiment: 06 December 2018
Publisher: STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source
Data format: RAW/Nexus
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Professor Sihai Yang et al; (2018): Improved conversion of biomass-derived γ-valerolactone to butene over a new Nb-based catalyst, STFC ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, https://doi.org/10.5286/ISIS.E.99689092
