@article {46684,
	title = {Fabrication of mesoporous carbon supported Ni-Mo catalysts for the enhanced conversion of glucose to ethylene glycol},
	journal = {New Journal of Chemistry},
	volume = {44},
	year = {2020},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {15958-15965},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Mesoporous carbon (MC)-supported Ni-Mo catalysts with varying amounts of Ni (x= 0, 3, 6 and 9 wt\%) and Mo (y= 0, 10, 15 and 20 wt\%) were prepared using the wet-impregnation method and characterized. Their catalytic activity in the selective conversion of aqueous glucose solution (15 wt\%) to ethylene glycol (EG) in a batch reaction was investigated. A catalyst, with 3\% Ni and 15\% Mo on MC showed the highest activity and selectivity. The complete conversion of glucose with 63.2\% yield of EG was obtained in a reaction conducted for 6 h at 200 degrees C and 40 bar hydrogen pressure. A synergistic enhancement in catalytic performance was found when both Ni and Mo were present in the catalyst composition. The dispersion of Mo enhanced in presence of Ni and a part of Mo was reduced from +6 to lower oxidation states (+5 and +4), which imparted the acidity of the catalyst. Ni facilitated the hydrogenation activity and acid sites on Mo led to the retro-aldol reaction forming higher amounts of EG. The catalyst was found to be reusable.</p>
},
	issn = {1144-0546},
	doi = {10.1039/d0nj03196h},
	author = {Kirali, Arun Arunima and Sreekantan, Sreejith and Marimuthu, Banu}
}
