Improving conversion of d-Glucose into short-chain alkanes over Ru/MCM-48 based catalysts

The production of fuels from biomass is a key factor for sustainability. With this aim, we have studied the conversion of d-Glucose into short-chain alkanes in a one-pot biphasic catalytic system, evaluating different modifications of Ru/MCM-48: Ru/Al-MCM-48 and Ru/MCM-48 with the addition of tungstophosphoric acid, and compared with a commercial Ru/C. Additionally, different combinations of the previous were studied.