01492nas a2200157   4500008004100000022001400041245012200055210006900177260011000246300001400356490000700370520078600377100001401163700002901177856012801206       2013                        eng d  a1144-054600aHighly selective liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of vanillyl alcohol to vanillin on cobalt oxide (Co3O4) nanoparticles0 aHighly selective liquidphase aerobic oxidation of vanillyl alcoh  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcJUN  a2669-26740 v373 a<p>Spinel Co3O4 nanoparticles prepared by solution phase method having particle size in the range of 12-20 nm exhibited excellent activity for the liquid-phase aerobic oxidation of vanillyl alcohol with 80% conversion and 98% selectivity to vanillin. Our catalyst could be reused three times without appreciable loss in activity. The catalytic activity of the Co3O4 nanoparticles was found to be similar to its homogenous precursor (cobalt acetate) and greater than the commercial Co3O4 oxide. The detailed characterization results of morphology, size and structure of the prepared Co3O4 nanoparticles obtained by XRD, FT-IR, H-2-TPR, HR-TEM and cyclic voltammetry technique were used to understand the roles of various Co species in directing the selectivity towards vanillin.</p>1 aJha, Ajay1 aRode, Chandrashekhar, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/highly-selective-liquid-phase-aerobic-oxidation-vanillyl-alcohol-vanillin-cobalt-oxide-001811nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245008200055210006900137260011000206300001400316490000600330520101100336100001401347700002001361700001701381700001801398700001801416700002901434700001901463856011101482       2015                        eng d  a2044-475300aHydrogen production by the water-gas shift reaction using CuNi/Fe2O3 catalyst0 aHydrogen production by the watergas shift reaction using CuNiFe2  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcFEB  a2752-27600 v53 a<p>Incorporation of both Cu and Ni together into the crystalline lattice of Fe2O3 results in a significant increase in the catalytic activity and also suppresses the methanation reaction in the high-temperature water-gas shift (HT-WGS) reaction. CuNi/Fe2O3 exhibited the highest CO conversion with negligible CH4 selectivity at the extremely high GHSV of 101 000 h(-1) (X-CO = 85% at 400 degrees C). The high activity of CuNi/Fe2O3 catalyst is mainly due to the increase in the lattice strain and the decrease in the binding energy of lattice oxygen. In addition, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results provide direct evidence for the formation of surface CuNi alloy, which plays a critical role in suppressing the methanation reaction. The detailed characterization by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), XPS, BET, and H-2 temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) techniques was used to understand the role of dopants on host iron oxides in the enhancement of catalytic activity for HT-WGS reaction.</p>1 aJha, Ajay1 aJeong, Dae-Woon1 aShim, Jae-Oh1 aJang, Won-Jun1 aLee, Yeol-Lim1 aRode, Chandrashekhar, V.1 aRoh, Hyun-Seog  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/hydrogen-production-water-gas-shift-reaction-using-cunife2o3-catalyst-0