02147nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245008300055210006900138260010100207300001200308490000800320520121000328653000601538653002001544653003001564653002901594653001601623653001301639100001901652700002601671700002201697700001901719700003301738856011001771       2014                        eng d  a0974-362600aNovel catalysts for valorization of biomass to value-added chemicals and fuels0 aNovel catalysts for valorization of biomass to valueadded chemic  aC V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B \#8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIAbCatalysis Soc IndiacMAR  a403-4130 v1263 a<p>Key furan compounds such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) were synthesized from renewable feedstocks. Dehydration of fructose was carried out in biphasic conditions employing several solid acid catalysts by targeting selective formation of HMF. Its selectivity is linearly dependent on total acidity clearly revealing that lower acidity favours selective formation of HMF. Oxidation and hydrogenolysis of HMF has been explored using 2 wt% Ru-K-OMS-2. The catalysts used for each transformation were subjected to detailed characterization using XRD, BET surface area, temperature-programmed desorption and transmission electron microscopy. The effect of various reaction parameters was also investigated for obtaining high yields of desired chemical intermediates. High FDCA yields of 93.4 mol% and 66 mol% were achieved in alkaline and base-free conditions, respectively. The 2 wt% Ru-K-OMS-2 is a versatile catalyst as it also catalyses HMF hydrogenolysis giving 33 mol% of DMF. Thus, utility of various novel materials as catalysts has been demonstrated in the multistep transformations of hexoses to furan-based fuels and chemicals.</p>10a210a5-dimethylfuran10a5-furan dicarboxylic acid10a5-hydroxymethyl furfural10adehydration10afructose1 aLucas, Nishita1 aKanna, Narasimha, Rao1 aNagpure, Atul, S.1 aKokate, Ganesh1 aChilukuri, Satyanarayana, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/novel-catalysts-valorization-biomass-value-added-chemicals-and-fuels-002414nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245011400055210006900169260000900238300001400247490000600261520174800267100002202015700001902037700001902056700002902075856012802104       2020                        eng d  a2398-490200aNovel Ru nanoparticle catalysts for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furanic compounds0 aNovel Ru nanoparticle catalysts for the catalytic transfer hydro  cJUL   a3654-36670 v43 a<p>The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) reaction was investigated for boosting the reduction of biomass-derived furanic compounds to obtain high-quality liquid biofuels. The CTH of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) and furfural to 2-methylfuran (MF) was thoroughly studied over the Ru, Pd, Au, Pt, Ni, Rh and Cu metal catalysts supported on nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbons (NMCs) by utilizing 2-propanol as a source of hydrogen. The structural characteristics of the materials were examined by employing various physico-chemical methods, such as XRD, N(2)sorption, CHN analysis, XPS, FT-IR spectroscopy, H-2-TPR, TEM, CO2-TPD, ICP-OES and Raman spectroscopy. The influence of the N content, basicity of the catalyst, reaction temperature, hydrogen donor, nature of the catalyst support and transition metal was systematically investigated with regard to the substrate conversions and product yields. The correlation between the N content (wt%) of the catalysts and the Ru nanoparticle size (nm) and turnover frequency (h(-1)) was also investigated. Highly dispersed Ru nanoparticles (1.9 nm) supported on NMC displayed admirable catalytic performance in CTH for the conversion of HMF to DMF and furfural to MF. The catalyst Ru-NMC with a good N content (11.4 wt%) gave 84 and 87 mol% yields of DMF and MF, respectively, with 2-propanol as the source of hydrogen under mild reaction conditions. In addition, this catalyst demonstrated excellent recyclability. The better catalytic activity of the Ru-NMC catalyst in the CTH of HMF and furfural was credited to the small size of the Ru metal nanoparticles (1.9 nm), high N content, superior metal-support interaction and mesoporous framework of the catalyst.</p>
1 aNagpure, Atul, S.1 aGogoi, Pranjal1 aLucas, Nishita1 aChilukuri, Satyanarayana  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/novel-ru-nanoparticle-catalysts-catalytic-transfer-hydrogenation-biomass-derived-furanic