The increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to high consumption of fossil fuels is one of the key contributors to climate change. Conversion of biomass into valuable chemicals via hydrogenolysis reaction is regarded as an alternative approach to address this matter, particularly through catalytic hydrogenolysis of sorbitol. Unfortunately, the deactivation of the catalyst has limited its industrial application. Therefore, new compelling catalysts that may enhance the performance of hydrogenolysis reaction has garnered considerable interest. Ruthenium-based catalyst has a high potential as it demonstrated high catalytic activity in most studies. The effect of metal (monometallic and bimetallic), supporting material and acid/base properties have significant effects on catalytic performance. This review is an attempt to provide a recent summary on the sorbitol hydrogenolysis over heterogeneous catalysts, involving the aspects of the catalysts, reaction mechanism and deactivation, as well as future opportunities on the studies.

由于化石燃料的大量消耗导致温室气体排放量的增加是气候变化的关键因素之一。通过氢解反应将生物质转化为有价值的化学品被认为是解决这一问题的一种替代方法，特别是通过山梨糖醇的催化氢解。不幸的是，催化剂的失活限制了其工业应用。因此，可以提高氢解反应性能的新型引人注目的催化剂引起了人们的极大兴趣。钌基催化剂具有很高的潜力，因为它在大多数研究中都表现出高催化活性。金属（单金属和双金属）、支撑材料和酸/碱性质的影响对催化性能有显着影响。