@article { ISI:000226290900011,
	title = {Rearrangement of allyl phenyl ether over Al-MCM-41},
	journal = {Journal of Catalysis},
	volume = {229},
	number = {1},
	year = {2005},
	month = {JAN},
	pages = {105-113},
	publisher = {ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE},
	type = {Article},
	address = {525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA},
	abstract = {<p>Claisen rearrangement of allyl phenyl ether to o-allylphenol and a dihydrobenzofuran derivative was investigated over MCM-41 with different Si/Al ratios. Higher aluminum content, higher reaction temperatures, and longer run duration favor the formation of the ring compound 2,3-dihydro-2-methyl benzofuran. There is a close relationship between acidity and conversion, which suggests that the reaction occurs inside the large pores of MCM-41. The influence of temperature and catalyst Si/Al ratio on the reaction are examined by kinetic analysis, under the assumption of a first-order consecutive reaction. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {Al-MCM-41, allyl phenyl ether, Claisen rearrangement, Mesoporous material, molecular rearrangement, Solid acids},
	issn = {0021-9517},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jcat.2004.09.027},
	author = {Mathew, Nevin T. and Khaire, S. and Mayadevi, S. and Jha, Ratnesh Kumar and Sivasanker, S.}
}
@article { ISI:000374626200020,
	title = {Role of surface synergistic effect on the performance of Ni-based hydrotalcite catalyst for highly efficient hydrogenation of furfural},
	journal = {Journal of Molecular Catalysis A-Chemical},
	volume = {417},
	year = {2016},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {153-162},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	abstract = {<p>The selective vapor phase hydrogenation of furfural at ambient pressure has been investigated using a facile and robust hydrotalcite derived Ni containing mixed oxide catalyst. The systematic characterization results conferred that the difficulty in the reduction of Ni species due to the strong interaction between Ni and support, which facilitated from the homogeneous distribution of hydrotalcite structure. It was also found that the structure and catalytic performance of the catalysts were greatly influenced by Ni loading. Through fine-tuned surface elemental sites and reaction conditions, furfural conversion of 98\% with 95\% of furfuryl alcohol selectivity was achieved over a MAN-2 catalyst containing two molar ratio of Ni. The results have demonstrated that the incorporation of Mg significantly enhances the Ni-support interaction, Ni dispersion and catalytic performance. The high efficiency of the Ni-based hydrotalcite derived catalyst was mainly attributed to the surface synergistic interaction between the catalytically active metallic Ni sites and the strong basic sites, which furnished an eco-benign and sustainable catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of furfural. Furthermore, the spent catalyst analysis substantiated that no significant difference in the catalyst phase was observed even after 48 h of reaction stream. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {alcohol-hydrotalcites-selective, Biomass-frurfural-furfuryl, Hydrogenation},
	issn = {1381-1169},
	doi = {10.1016/j.molcata.2016.03.019},
	author = {Manikandan, Marimuthu and Venugopal, Ashok Kumar and Prabu, Kandasamy and Jha, Ratnesh Kumar and Thirumalaiswamy, Raja}
}
