@article { ISI:000311350000002,
	title = {Special Issue dedicated to Paul Ratnasamy on the occasion of his 70th birthday preface},
	journal = {Catalysis Today},
	volume = {198},
	number = {1, SI},
	year = {2012},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {1-2},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	issn = {0920-5861},
	doi = {10.1016/j.cattod.2012.10.011},
	author = {Reddy, Benjaram M. and Sivasanker, S. and Ramaswamy, A. V.}
}
@article {46896,
	title = {Highly dispersed MnOx nanoparticles on shape-controlled SiO2 spheres for ecofriendly selective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene},
	journal = {Catalysis Letters},
	volume = {150},
	year = {2020},
	month = {OCT},
	pages = {3023-3035},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Shape-controlled metal nanomaterials are considered as a unique class of catalysts because of their synergistic size- and shape-dependent catalytic properties. This work reports the synthesis of a novel size- and shape-controlled catalyst, consisting of highly dispersed MnOx nanoparticles (average particle size of 4.5 nm) on shape-controlled SiO2 nanospheres (250-300 nm) for selective cyclohexene oxidation using air as the oxidant under solvent- and base-free conditions. The MnOx/SiO2 catalyst exhibited an excellent cyclohexene conversion (92\%) with a high selectivity (96\%) to the allylic products (2-cyclohexene-ol and 2-cyclohexene-one) under mild conditions, outperforming various SiO2 supported CoOx, FeOx, and CuOx catalysts. The better performance of shape-controlled MnOx/SiO2 nanocatalyst is due to high redox nature of Mn, uniform dispersion of smaller sized MnOx nanoparticles, and synergetic interaction between MnOx and SiO2 spheres, as evidenced by XPS and TEM studies. Further, the MnOx/SiO2 catalyst could be reused at least 5 times for selective cyclohexene oxidation with a negligible loss in its catalytic performance, indicating the excellent stability of shape-controlled metal nanocatalysts in organic synthesis under economically viable and mild conditions.</p>
},
	keywords = {Cyclohexene oxidation, MnOx nanoparticles, Shape-controlled catalyst, SiO2 nanospheres, Structure-performance relationship, Synergetic interaction},
	issn = {1011-372X},
	doi = {10.1007/s10562-020-03205-z, Early Access Date = APR 2020},
	author = {Rao, Bolla Govinda and Sudarsanam, Putla and Rao, Tumula Venkateshwar and Amin, Mohamad Hassan and Bhargava, Suresh K. and Reddy, Benjaram M.}
}
@article {47753,
	title = {Supported MoOx and WOx solid acids for biomass valorization: interplay of coordination chemistry, acidity, and catalysis},
	journal = {ACS Catalysis},
	volume = {11},
	year = {2021},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {13603-13648},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Supported molybdenum oxide (MoOx) and tungsten oxide (WOx) materials are a vital class of solid acid catalysts for the chemical industry because of their nontoxic nature, strong acidity, remarkable stability in water, hydrogen, and oxygen atmospheres, and excellent reusability performance. These fascinating solid acids play a pivotal role in developing sustainable catalytic routes for renewable biomass processing to produce value-added fuels, chemicals, and platform molecules. The coordination chemistry of MoOx and WOx on the support materials (oxides, carbons, or zeolites) controls their acidic strength, active site accessibility, and catalytic activity. Hence, significant efforts have been made toward optimizing the conditions used for catalyst synthesis and biomass processing to tune the coordination chemistry of MoOx and WOx with the substrate molecules and, thus, their acid-activity/selectivity performance. This Review provides a comprehensive overview of supported MoOx and WOx solid acids for biomass valorization. The importance of the biomass and the role of solid acids for biomass valorization were emphasized, followed by a brief discussion of supported MoOx and WO(x )solid acids. Afterward, the interplay of coordination chemistry, acidic strength, and catalytic activity of supported MoOx and WOx solid acids was discussed. Finally, their catalytic applications for the valorization of several biomass substrates and their derivatives were summarized. This Review will provide valuable insights for developing advanced supported WOx and MoOx solid acids for catalytic biomass valorization and other challenging acid-catalyzed processes.},
	keywords = {Acidity, biomass valorization, catalysis, Coordination chemistry, molybdenum oxide, tungsten oxide},
	issn = {2155-5435},
	doi = {10.1021/acscatal.1c03326},
	author = {Sudarsanam, Putla and Gupta, Navneet Kumar and Mallesham, Baithy and Singh, Nittan and Kalbande, Pavan Narayan and Reddy, Benjaram M. and Sels, Bert F.}
}
