01944nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245011800055210006900173260009900242300001000341490000800351520108300359653002301442653002401465653001801489653002001507653002001527100002101547700002901568856012901597       2015                        eng d  a0960-852400aEfficient method for the conversion of agricultural waste into sugar alcohols over supported bimetallic catalysts0 aEfficient method for the conversion of agricultural waste into s  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLANDbELSEVIER SCI LTDcFEB  a36-440 v1783 a<p>Promoter effect of Sn in the PtSn/gamma-Al2O3 (AL) and PtSn/C bimetallic catalysts is studied for the conversion of variety of substrates such as, C5 sugars (xylose, arabinose), C6 sugars (glucose, fructose, galactose), hemicelluloses (xylan, arabinogalactan), inulin and agricultural wastes (bagasse, rice husk, wheat straw) into sugar alcohols (sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, arabitol, galactitol). In all the reactions, PtSn/AL showed enhanced yields of sugar alcohols by 1.5-3 times than Pt/AL. Compared to C, AL supported bimetallic catalysts showed prominent enhancement in the yields of sugar alcohols. Bimetallic catalysts characterized by X-ray diffraction study revealed the stability of catalyst and absence of alloy formation thereby indicating that Pt and Sn are present as individual particles in PtSn/AL. The TEM analysis also confirmed stability of the catalysts and XPS study disclosed formation of electron deficient Sn species which helps in polarizing carbonyl bond to achieve enhanced hydrogenation activity. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aAgricultural waste10aBimetallic catalyst10aHydrogenation10aMonosaccharides10aPolysaccharides1 aTathod, Anup, P.1 aDhepe, Paresh, Laxmikant  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/efficient-method-conversion-agricultural-waste-sugar-alcohols-over-supported-bimetallic-0