Elucidation of the Catalytic Pathway for the Direct Conversion of Furfuryl Alcohol into γ‑Valerolactone over Al2O3–SiO2 Catalysts

• Pichaya Chuangpusri,
• Sasiradee Jantasee,
• Patcharaporn Weerachawanasak,
• Weerachon Tolek,
• Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai,
• Duangamol N. Tungasmita,
• Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh,
• Joongjai Panpranot

Affiliations

Pichaya Chuangpusri

Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Sasiradee Jantasee

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Pathum, Thani, Thailand

Patcharaporn Weerachawanasak

Industrial Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Thailand

Weerachon Tolek

Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai

Department of Chemical Technology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Duangamol N. Tungasmita

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh

Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Joongjai Panpranot

Center of Excellence on Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand