Theoretical Investigation of the Hydrodeoxygenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone over Ru(0001)

Mamun, Osman; Walker, Eric; Faheem, Muhammad; Bond, Jesse Q.; Heyden, Andreas

doi:10.1021/acscatal.6b02548

Theoretical Investigation of the Hydrodeoxygenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone over Ru(0001)

Journal Article · Mon Nov 21 23:00:00 EST 2016 · ACS Catalysis

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02548· OSTI ID:1485140

^[1]; Walker, Eric ^[1]; Faheem, Muhammad ^[2]; Bond, Jesse Q. ^[3]; ^[1]

Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); Univ. of Engineering & Technology (Pakistan)
Syracuse Univ., NY (United States)

The reaction mechanism of the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) has been investigated over a Ru(0001) model surface by a combination of plane-wave density functional theory (DFT) calculations and mean-field microkinetic modeling. Catalytic pathways involving the direct hydrogenation of LA to GVL with and without formation of the experimentally proposed 4-hydroxypentanoic acid (HPA) intermediate have been considered. In the low reaction temperature range of 323–373 K, the activity of the model Ru(0001) surface is low, owing to a very small number of free sites available for catalysis. As an effect, it is unlikely that Ru(0001) is the active site for the experimentally observed catalysis at low temperatures. In contrast, in the medium- to high-temperature range (423–523 K), the HDO of LA is facile over Ru(0001) and we predict at 423 K a turnover frequency, apparent activation barrier, and forward reaction orders that are fairly close to prior experimental observations, leading us to suggest that Ru(0001) sites might constitute the active site for high-temperature catalysis. Lastly, our microkinetic analysis indicates that the HDO of LA occurs by LA adsorption, hydrogenation of LA to an alkoxy intermediate, surface ring closure, and –OH group removal: i.e., it does not occur via HPA production as previously suggested. The first hydrogenation step of LA toward the formation of an alkoxy intermediate is the most rate controlling step over Ru(0001).

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0007167

OSTI ID:: 1485140

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1656915
OSTI ID: 3001244

Journal Information:: ACS Catalysis, Journal Name: ACS Catalysis Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 7; ISSN 2155-5435

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