02331nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245013900055210006900194260007300263300001200336490000800348520140400356653003601760653003101796653001801827100002601845700002801871700002101899700002401920700002601944856013101970       2016                        eng d  a1381-116900aRole of surface synergistic effect on the performance of Ni-based hydrotalcite catalyst for highly efficient hydrogenation of furfural0 aRole of surface synergistic effect on the performance of Nibased  aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcJUN  a153-1620 v4173 a<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>10aalcohol-hydrotalcites-selective10aBiomass-frurfural-furfuryl10aHydrogenation1 aManikandan, Marimuthu1 aVenugopal, Ashok, Kumar1 aPrabu, Kandasamy1 aJha, Ratnesh, Kumar1 aThirumalaiswamy, Raja  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/role-surface-synergistic-effect-performance-ni-based-hydrotalcite-catalyst-highly-efficient