<?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%">Gode, Nilesh G.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nagpure, Atul S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rewatkar, Suresh B.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bhagat, Shailesh K.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deshmukh, Ganpat D.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Saini, Ajay</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Synergistic effect of acidic-basic features of copper-doped layered double hydroxides nanocatalysts in valorization of biomass-derived furfural to biofuels</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ChemPlusChem</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aldol condensation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biofuels</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">biomass valorization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">nanocatalysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">synergistic effect</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2025</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">DEC</style></date></pub-dates></dates><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">90</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">e202500416</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;
	Valorization of biomass-derived chemicals into high-quality compounds and biofuels is enormously fundamental to diminish dependence on fossil-based resources. Furfural is a bio-based valuable compound which can be proficiently upgraded to 4-(2-furyl)-3-buten-2-one (FAc) and 1,4-pentadiene-3-one, 1,5-di-2-furanyl (F 2 Ac) via aldol condensation of furfural with acetone. In the present work, efficient Cu-doped Mg-Al layered double hydroxides (LDH) nanocatalysts are fabricated by coprecipitation and are exploited for furfural conversion to obtained FAc and F 2 Ac. The structure-activity relationship is scrutinized by characterizing fresh and spent nanocatalysts via numerous techniques. The good correlation between the amount of weak acidic-weak basic catalytic sites and nanocatalysts performance is established. The superior performance of Cu-0.1 nanocatalyst (Cu-content = 1.85 wt%) in aldol condensation is attributed to the presence of optimum weak acidic sites (0.21 mmol g-1) and weak basic sites (0.36 mmol g-1), synergistic acidic-basic effect, nano-sized Cu(OH) 2 nanoparticles (1.6 nm), high BET surface area (181 m2 g-1), and mesoporous architecture of material. Cu-0.1 nanocatalyst delivered 98% FAc selectivity with 100% furfural conversion at 85 degrees C. Furthermore, at 100 degrees C, the nanocatalyst gives 55% F 2 Ac selectivity with 73% furfural conversion. The catalyst displays good recyclability (7 recycles) and stability. Plausible mechanistic pathway for transformation of furfural to FAc and F 2 Ac is proposed.&lt;/p&gt;
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