Modulation of Ru and Cu nanoparticle contents over CuAlPO-5 for synergistic enhancement in the selective reduction and oxidation of biomass-derived furan based alcohols and carbonyls
Abhinav Kumar, Rajaram Bal, Rajendra Srivastava
Abstract
Cu–Ru NP decorated CuAlPO-5 catalysts with low contents of Ru exhibit excellent activity and selectivity in the reduction and the oxidation of biomass-derived platform chemicals.
Topics & Concepts
FuranSelectivityChemistryBiomass (ecology)CatalysisAlcohol oxidationNanoparticleReducing agentReduction (mathematics)RedoxCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringGeometryEngineeringGeologyOceanographyMathematicsCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science