<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Date, N. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Biradar, N. S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chikate, R. C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rode, C. V.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Effect of reduction protocol of Pd catalysts on product distribution in furfural hydrogenation</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ChemistrySelect</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2017</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JAN</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">24-32</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Single step conversion of furfural to ring hydrogenation and decarbonylation products, 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MeTHF) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) in high selectivity was achieved by controlling the particle size of Pd/C catalyst. The particle size variation of Pd/C catalysts in the range of 3.8 to 22 nm could be achieved by employing different reducing agents. Of particular interest was the NaBH4 reduced catalyst (Pd-B/C), which gave the lowest crystallite size of 4.8 nm due to incorporation of B into the inner lattices of Pd-Pd. This phase was evidenced by a characteristic XRD peak of Pd-B at 2q=38.85 degrees as well as a shift of (111) peak (40.07 degrees) of Pd towards the lower value (39.8 degrees). As compared to formaldehyde reduced catalyst (Pd-F/C), Pd-B/C catalyst completely suppressed the formation of furfuryl alcohol to give &gt; 65% selectivity to 2-MeTHF and THF. At 180 degrees C, almost equal distribution of side chain hydrogenation and ring opening products, 2-MF (45%) and PeDO (37 %), respectively, was observed while, higher temperature clearly favoured ring hydrogenation and decarbonylation reactions to give 2-MeTHF and THF.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></issue><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Article</style></work-type><custom3><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Foreign</style></custom3><custom4><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"> 1.505 </style></custom4></record></records></xml>