01541nas a2200193   4500008004100000022001400041245015600055210006900211260011000280300001600390490000600406520068300412100002401095700002301119700002201142700003301164700002301197856012701220       2016                        eng d  a2046-206900aHighly efficient nitrogen-doped hierarchically porous carbon supported Ni nanoparticles for the selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol0 aHighly efficient nitrogendoped hierarchically porous carbon supp  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcJUL  a67662-676680 v63 a<p>Nickel nanoparticles supported on nitrogen doped hierarchically porous carbon (Ni/CN) are found to be highly efficient and reusable catalysts for the selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FA). Various characterization methods were used to study the structural and morphological features of the catalysts. Furfural conversion of 96% and 95% FA selectivity was obtained using a 5 wt% Ni/CN catalyst. This catalyst showed excellent recyclability without any loss in activity and FA selectivity when it was reused four times. The higher catalytic performance is attributed to the nitrogen incorporated hierarchical porous 3D carbon network.</p>1 aKotbagi, Trupti, V.1 aGurav, Hanmant, R.1 aNagpure, Atul, S.1 aChilukuri, Satyanarayana, V.1 aBakker, Martin, G.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/highly-efficient-nitrogen-doped-hierarchically-porous-carbon-supported-ni-nanoparticles01964nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245012700055210006900182260011000251300001600361490000600377520116900383100002201552700002701574700001901601700003301620856012901653       2016                        eng d  a2046-206900aHydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to hydrocinnamaldehyde over Pd nanoparticles deposited on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon0 aHydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to hydrocinnamaldehyde over Pd n  aTHOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLANDbROYAL SOC CHEMISTRYcAPR  a44333-443400 v63 a<p>Palladium nanoparticles deposited on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (NMC) were synthesized by simple ultrasonic-assisted method. This novel Pd-NMC catalyst was highly active and selective for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CA) to hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCA) at room temperature (30 degrees C) under low H-2 pressure. The nitrogen-free mesoporous carbon (MC) and activated carbon (AC) were also employed as the support for Pd in the liquid-phase hydrogenation of CA. The incorporation of nitrogen into carbon matrix remarkably enhanced the catalytic activity and C=C bond hydrogenation selectivity (HCA selectivity of 93% with 100% CA conversion for Pd-NMC) in CA hydrogenation compared to the catalysts with no nitrogen (HCA selectivity of 66 and 47% for Pd-MC and Pd-AC, respectively). Moreover, Pd-NMC catalyst demonstrated an excellent recyclability without any loss in activity and HCA selectivity when it was reused for six times. The superior catalytic performance of Pd-NMC catalyst in CA hydrogenation is attributed to the small size of Pd nanoparticles due to presence of high nitrogen content (11.6 wt%) and mesoporous nature of NMC support.</p>1 aNagpure, Atul, S.1 aGurrala, Lakshmiprasad1 aGogoi, Pranjal1 aChilukuri, Satyanarayana, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/hydrogenation-cinnamaldehyde-hydrocinnamaldehyde-over-pd-nanoparticles-deposited-nitrogen