UiO-66 with different functional groups were synthesized and investigated for LA upgrading to GVL by CTH. The hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity balance in these materials is shown to affect the selectivity of these materials. This will be significant to optimize UiO-66 catalysts and possibly other effective catalysts in the perspective of establishing an effective integrated biorefinery for renewable and sustainable chemicals and fuels.
Ouyang, W., & Debecker, D. (2020). Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of levulinic acid over UiO-66 with ligand functionalization: influence of the hydrophilicity. 17th International Congress On Catalysis (ICC 2020), San Diego, USA. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/25043