Table 3. Products distribution in the ethyl levulinate hydrogenation effluents on Cu/SiO2 catalyst under different temperatures.
T (°C) | Conversion (%) | 2-MTHF (%) | 2-pentanol (%) | 1-pentanol (%) | GVL (%) | PND (%)& | EV (%)* | UI (%)# |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
151 | 83.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.21 | 0 | 0 | 2.79 |
160 | 88.43 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 96.59 | 0.15 | 0 | 3.09 |
172 | 95.02 | 1.68 | 0.35 | 0.14 | 93.81 | 1.30 | 0.05 | 2.67 |
200 | 98.76 | 3.05 | 2.05 | 0.89 | 90.23 | 1.67 | 0.08 | 2.03 |
230 | 98.95 | 7.18 | 2.95 | 1.24 | 85.06 | 2.04 | 0.10 | 1.43 |
&1,4-Pentanediol.
*Ethyl Valerate.
#Unidentified.