@article { ISI:000250399300012,
	title = {Synthesis and characterization of NCL-5, NCL-6 and NCL-7: new zeolites enriched with polymorph B of the BEA family},
	journal = {Microporous and Mesoporous Materials},
	volume = {105},
	number = {1-2},
	year = {2007},
	month = {SEP},
	pages = {82-88},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The synthesis of all-silica analogs of polymorph B-enriched zeolites of the BEA family denoted as NCL-5, NCL-6 and NCL-7 was realized hydrothermally at lower water content in fluoride medium using perchloric acid as promoter and terraethylammonium hydroxide as template. The present article explains the effect of different synthesis parameters on NCL-5, NCL-6 and NCL-7. The samples were characterized using XRD, low temperature N-2-adsorption, Si-29 MAS NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. The phase composition of the structures was derived using simulated patterns for the random intergrowths of polymorphs A and B using DIFFaX Code. The stacking direction c{\textquoteright} is perpendicular to the a{\textquoteright}b{\textquoteright} plane of the layer. The phase composition of polymorph B derived using DIFFaX code was found to be 90-95\%. 70-75\% and 60-65\% in NCL-5, NCL-6 and NCL-7, respectively. The gradual decrease of polymorph B concentration in these samples showed a correlation with the decrease in water/SiO2 molar ratio in gel. The framework FTIR spectral analysis of NCL-5 and all-silica-beta supported the postulation that significant enrichment of polymorph B in NCL-5 compared to that in all-silica-beta, as indicated by the relative intensities of pair of bands at 1097 and 1018 cm(-1) and 460 and 423 cm(-1) vibrations, leads to more tortuous channel structure associated with polymorph B. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All riahts reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {BEA family, NCL-5, NCL-6, NCL-7, polymorph B enrichment, synthesis, zeolites},
	issn = {1387-1811},
	doi = {10.1016/j.micromeso.2007.05.063},
	author = {Kadgaonkar, Mahesh D. and Kasture, Mahesh W. and Bhange, Deu S. and Joshi, Praphulla N. and Ramaswamy, Veda and Gupta, Narendra M. and Kumar, Rajiv}
}
@article { ISI:000330812400022,
	title = {Single-pot formation of THFAL via catalytic hydrogenation of FFR over Pd/MFI catalyst},
	journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry \& Engineering},
	volume = {2},
	number = {2},
	year = {2014},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {272-281},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Furfural (FFR) was selectively hydrogenated in a single pot to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFAL) over a Si MFI molecular sieve supported Pd catalyst. Studies on catalyst screening revealed that both the metal function and the support were critical for directing the selectivity to the ringhydrogenated product, THFAL. The structural feature of MFI as shown by XRD was completely retained in the used sample of the 3\% Pd/MFI catalyst confirming its stability under reaction conditions. XRD, along with SEM characterization of the used samples, established retention of morphology of the structured silicate, suggesting a strong interaction between hexagonal porous silicate and Pd particles. The complete conversion of FFR with an enhanced selectivity of 95\% to THFAL could be achieved by recycling the crude of the first hydrogenation experiment over the same 3\% Pd/MFI catalyst.</p>},
	keywords = {Biomass conversion, Hydrogenation, Pd/MFI, Recyclability, THFAL},
	issn = {2168-0485},
	doi = {10.1021/sc400302b},
	author = {Biradar, Narayan S. and Hengne, Amol M. and Birajdar, Shobha N. and Niphadkar, Prashant S. and Joshi, Praphulla N. and Rode, Chandrashekhar V.}
}
