Selective synthesis of 1-indanol by 1-indanone liquid-phase hydrogenation over metal-based catalysts: A LHHW kinetic approach

•1-indanone is selectively hydrogenated to 1-indanol over SiO2-supported metal catalysts.•1-indanol yield and selectivity are notably higher with Cu than with Co and Pt catalysts.•Three consecutive reaction cycles show that reusability of Cu/SiO2 catalyst is feasible.•LHHW modelling confirms 1-indanone hydrogenation pathways with Pt, Co and Cu catalysts.•Kinetic parameters with physical and statistical meaning were attained by LHHW modelling.