@article { ISI:000323110700013,
	title = {Highly selective liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of vanillyl alcohol to vanillin on cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles},
	journal = {New Journal of Chemistry},
	volume = {37},
	number = {9},
	year = {2013},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {2669-2674},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Spinel Co3O4 nanoparticles prepared by solution phase method having particle size in the range of 12-20 nm exhibited excellent activity for the liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of vanillyl alcohol with 80\% conversion and 98\% selectivity to vanillin. Our catalyst could be reused three times without appreciable loss in activity. The catalytic activity of the Co3O4 nanoparticles was found to be similar to its homogenous precursor (cobalt acetate) and greater than the commercial Co3O4 oxide. The detailed characterization results of morphology, size and structure of the prepared Co3O4 nanoparticles obtained by XRD, FT-IR, H-2-TPR, HR-TEM and cyclic voltammetry technique were used to understand the roles of various Co species in directing the selectivity towards vanillin.</p>},
	issn = {1144-0546},
	doi = {10.1039/c3nj00508a},
	author = {Jha, Ajay and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
@article { ISI:000353641800022,
	title = {Hydrogen production by the water-gas shift reaction using CuNi/Fe2O3 catalyst},
	journal = {Catalysis Science \& Technology},
	volume = {5},
	number = {5},
	year = {2015},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {2752-2760},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Incorporation of both Cu and Ni together into the crystalline lattice of Fe2O3 results in a significant increase in the catalytic activity and also suppresses the methanation reaction in the high-temperature water-gas shift (HT-WGS) reaction. CuNi/Fe2O3 exhibited the highest CO conversion with negligible CH4 selectivity at the extremely high GHSV of 101 000 h(-1) (X-CO = 85\% at 400 degrees C). The high activity of CuNi/Fe2O3 catalyst is mainly due to the increase in the lattice strain and the decrease in the binding energy of lattice oxygen. In addition, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results provide direct evidence for the formation of surface CuNi alloy, which plays a critical role in suppressing the methanation reaction. The detailed characterization by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), XPS, BET, and H-2 temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) techniques was used to understand the role of dopants on host iron oxides in the enhancement of catalytic activity for HT-WGS reaction.</p>},
	issn = {2044-4753},
	doi = {10.1039/c5cy00173k},
	author = {Jha, Ajay and Jeong, Dae-Woon and Shim, Jae-Oh and Jang, Won-Jun and Lee, Yeol-Lim and Rode, Chandrashekhar V. and Roh, Hyun-Seog}
}
