Mina Lotfi , Abouelhassan A. Gomaa , Ammara Ghafoor , Andreas Goldbach , Wenjie Shen
{"title":"CO oxidation over Pt nanoparticles dispersed over ZnO nanorods and nanopyramids","authors":"Mina Lotfi , Abouelhassan A. Gomaa , Ammara Ghafoor , Andreas Goldbach , Wenjie Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The combination of Pt with ZnO yields highly active albeit rarely studied CO oxidation catalysts. We investigated the influence of ZnO surface character on oxidation activity by depositing ∼1.6 nm and ∼3.2 nm Pt particles on nonpolar ZnO nanorod and Zn-polar ZnO nanopyramid surfaces. Pt particle size reduction enhances CO conversion rates up to 200 % under O<sub>2</sub>-lean oxidation conditions whereas a switch from the nanopyramid to nanorod ZnO morphology leads only to 20–40 % higher oxidation rates. According to DRIFTS analyses the ZnO surface effect can be ascribed to additional Pt sites on the nanorod catalysts that enable stronger CO activation. The attenuation of the Pt particle size effect in O<sub>2</sub>-rich reaction mixtures suggests that it originates from the availability of more Pt sites for O<sub>2</sub> activation on smaller particles. Thus, CO conversion rates over Pt/ZnO catalysts can be markedly improved by optimizing their nanostructural design.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120265"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143834180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samuel C. Moore , Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores , Rachel A. Yang , James L. Trettin , Shona Becwar , Jiajie Huo , Sharla Wood , Jeffrey Nye , Michele L. Sarazen
{"title":"Influence of Pd speciation and support interactions for Suzuki reactions","authors":"Samuel C. Moore , Ronald Carrasquillo-Flores , Rachel A. Yang , James L. Trettin , Shona Becwar , Jiajie Huo , Sharla Wood , Jeffrey Nye , Michele L. Sarazen","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120279","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120279","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The carbon-carbon bond-formation via the Suzuki reaction is widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries, typically catalyzed by homogeneous palladium (Pd)-ligand complexes. Despite their effectiveness, these catalysts face challenges such as difficult Pd separation and limited reusability. This study targets heterogeneous single atom catalysts (SACs) on varied supports, where Pd-UiO-66-NH<sub>2</sub> metal-organic framework (MOF), synthesized via a ball milling method, was evaluated against Pd/TiO<sub>2</sub> and Pd/C in Suzuki coupling reactions. Characterization data (TEM, XRD, DRIFTS, EDX, chemisorption) revealed that Pd-UiO-66-NH<sub>2</sub> predominantly features isolated Pd atoms, while Pd/TiO<sub>2</sub> contains both single atoms and nanoparticles and Pd/C has predominately nanoparticles. Turnover frequencies for varied substrates trended as Pd-UiO-66-NH<sub>2</sub>>Pd/TiO<sub>2</sub>>Pd/C, consistent with fitted kinetic parameters. Hot filtration experiments indicated reactivity from each catalyst stemmed from leached Pd. These results highlight the potential of SACs and the importance of support choice for achieving high catalytic efficiency with minimal metal loading, aligning with green chemistry principles and demonstrating the promising role of MOFs as efficient platforms for SACs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"700 ","pages":"Article 120279"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claudio Araya-Lopez , Claudio Contreras-Diaz , Adriana Blanco , Josefa Pinto-Neira , Adrien Boulard , Catherine Sepúlveda , Christoph Kubis , Christine Rautenberg , Stephan Bartling , Ana Belén Dongil , Francisco Gracia , Néstor Escalona
{"title":"Nickel phosphide and the role of supports on the performance of catalysts in the reductive amination reaction to synthesize 5-methyl-N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone","authors":"Claudio Araya-Lopez , Claudio Contreras-Diaz , Adriana Blanco , Josefa Pinto-Neira , Adrien Boulard , Catherine Sepúlveda , Christoph Kubis , Christine Rautenberg , Stephan Bartling , Ana Belén Dongil , Francisco Gracia , Néstor Escalona","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120269","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120269","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effect of different supports (SiO₂, Al₂O₃, TiO₂, and ZrO₂) on nickel phosphide as an active phase in the reductive amination reaction (using aniline and octylamine) for the synthesis of 5-methyl-N-alkyl-2-pyrrolidone was studied. The experiments were conducted at 200°C and 50 bar H₂, using dioxane as the reactive solvent. Various techniques were employed to characterize the catalysts, including N₂ adsorption–desorption, H₂-temperature-programmed reduction (H₂-TPR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), pyridine-FTIR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Firstly, the supports influenced the nickel species present on the surface and the number of acidic sites in each catalyst. Secondly, in the reaction between levulinic acid and aniline, the turnover frequency (<span><math><mrow><mi>TO</mi><msub><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>M</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub><mo>→</mo><mn>5</mn><mi>M</mi><msub><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>anilina</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span>) for 5-methyl-1-phenyl-2-pyrrolidone production followed the order: NiP/Al₂O₃ > NiP/ZrO₂ > NiP/SiO₂ > NiP/TiO₂. Regarding the reaction between levulinic acid and 1-octylamine, the <span><math><mrow><mi>TO</mi><msub><mrow><mi>F</mi></mrow><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>L</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>1</mn></mrow></msub><mo>→</mo><mn>5</mn><mi>M</mi><msub><mrow><mi>P</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>octylamine</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></mrow></math></span> for 5-methyl-N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone production followed the order: NiP/ZrO₂ > NiP/Al₂O₃ > NiP/SiO₂ > NiP/TiO₂. Finally, the supports influenced the type of nickel phosphide species present on the catalyst surface and, consequently, the hydrogenation rate to pyrrolidone molecules.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"700 ","pages":"Article 120269"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143842597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huiru Wu , Binyu Zhang , Zhuo He , Yulong Deng , Yutao Yang , Yang Luo , Haiyong Wang , Xueping Song , Xiaorui Du , Chenguang Wang , Yanbin Cui
{"title":"One-pot xylose-to-cyclopentanone conversion tuned by intermediate partitioning behavior and poisoning-resistant multifunctional Co/Nb2O5 catalysts","authors":"Huiru Wu , Binyu Zhang , Zhuo He , Yulong Deng , Yutao Yang , Yang Luo , Haiyong Wang , Xueping Song , Xiaorui Du , Chenguang Wang , Yanbin Cui","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120282","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120282","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cyclopentanone (CPO) is a versatile chemical intermediate with great industrial relevance. In this work, a sustainable one-pot process converting xylose to CPO was developed via biphasic solvent engineering and a multifunctional Co/Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> catalyst, overcoming challenges of intermediate condensation and catalyst poisoning. Biphasic solvent system was formulated to integrate the two-stage process, based on the partitioning behavior of key intermediates to avoid unfavorable condensation while maintaining effective acid-assisted ring arrangement in aqueous phase. Co/Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> outperformed noble metals with 53 % CPO selectivity, attributed to its dual Brönsted/Lewis acidity, moderate hydrogenation capability, and resistance to carboxylic acid byproducts poisoning. Further structure-activity relationship analysis demonstrated that reduction temperature dependent Co<sup>δ+</sup> species are critical for FFR conversion, with Co<sup>δ+</sup>/Co<sup>total</sup> ratio presented a linear correlation with FFR conversion rate. This integrated strategy eliminates energy-intensive steps, offering a practical guidance toward catalytic reaction system design for facile and efficient one-pot conversion of xylose to industrially high-value compounds.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120282"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143829274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenshuai Yang , Mingsheng Luo , Zhi Yang , Roshni Rahman , Ziyuan Li , Xiaoteng Cui , Lingman Xia
{"title":"Synthesis gas to alcohols over noble metal promoted FeCu-LDH nano catalyst","authors":"Wenshuai Yang , Mingsheng Luo , Zhi Yang , Roshni Rahman , Ziyuan Li , Xiaoteng Cui , Lingman Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120280","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120280","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A highly dispersed FeCu/LDH-based catalyst precursor was prepared by co-precipitation method, and the catalysts promoted with Pd, Pt or Rh were then prepared using an equal-volume impregnation method to be used in syngas-to-alcohol reaction. These samples were characterized by XRD, Raman, FT-IR, In-situ DRIFT, XPS, SEM and N<sub>2</sub> adsorption desorption. The study reveals that the 2D nanosheet structure of the LDH precursor has a large surface area and evenly distributed active sites, leading to the superior catalyst performance. The promoted catalyst generated even higher catalytic activity and alcohol selectivity, notably reducing undesired methane and CO<sub>2</sub> by-products. Rh incorporation obviously enhanced the thermal stability of the catalyst, leading to the long-term retention of the LDH structure. Rich -OH groups offer surface basicity, thereby significantly enhancing its catalytic performance to lower the CO<sub>2</sub> selectivity to 1.34 % and methane to 1.67 % while achieving a remarkable alcohol selectivity of 95.1 %. In-situ DRIFT results reveal that Rh promotion helps balance the gaseous adsorption and bridge adsorption of CO for improved overall syngas-to-alcohols reaction results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120280"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nickel catalyst supported on mayenite/CaO for the catalytic steam reforming of a tar model compound","authors":"C. Ordóñez, I. Martínez, R. Murillo","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120266","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120266","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, a Ni-mayenite/CaO catalyst was synthetized, characterized and tested as a tar reforming catalyst for a gas with a composition typical of a biomass gasification process under lower temperature conditions than commercial reforming catalysts. Moreover, a reduced Ni content of 5 wt% was used and different operating variables (temperature, steam excess and presence of H<sub>2</sub>, CO<sub>2</sub>, CO and CH<sub>4</sub>) were studied. It was confirmed that regardless the variations in the composition of the gas entering the reforming reactor, the conversion of toluene (used as tar model compound) was complete at 700 ºC and high space velocities (ca. 90000 h<sup>−1</sup> with respect to total gas and ca. 5 kg<sub>toluene</sub>/kg<sub>reduced cat</sub>·h) with minimal coke deposition. In addition, reaction-regeneration cycles were conducted under different regeneration temperatures and gas mixtures for the removal of the deposited solid carbon. Finally, the catalytic activity of this novel catalyst was tested against several commercial catalysts at 700 ºC, demonstrating the superior performance of the 5 % Ni-mayenite/CaO compared to any of the Ni-based commercial catalysts studied.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"700 ","pages":"Article 120266"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143833319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hongwei Zhang , Jing Zhang , Yongde Ma , Zhenping Cai , Yanning Cao , Kuan Huang , Lilong Jiang
{"title":"A mini review on catalytic hydrodeoxygenation for biofuels production: catalyst, mechanism and process","authors":"Hongwei Zhang , Jing Zhang , Yongde Ma , Zhenping Cai , Yanning Cao , Kuan Huang , Lilong Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the effects of environmental problems and energy crises become apparent, zero carbon routes are vital to achieve large-scale production of fuels, such as efficient utilization of biomass to produce biofuels. This critical review provides a systematic summary and guidance on the catalytic conversion of waste biolipids and lignocellulose into biofuels via hydro-conversion in respect of metal catalysts and reaction mechanisms. First, five typical metal catalysts are reviewed, including reducible metal oxides, metal sulfides, metal phosphides, metal carbides, and metal nitrides. Among them, reducible metal oxides and metal sulfides are widely reported due to their efficient hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) activity. The design and preparation of catalysts from noble and non-noble metals, especially the rational design of catalyst active sites, are explored. For metal sulfides, novel in situ synthesis methods are summarized, especially in HDO reactions using oil-soluble precursors, such as ionic liquids with highly designable moieties. The importance of support is then discussed, particularly the positive effects of morphology, synergistic metal-support interactions, and surface acidity on HDO performance. Subsequently, the reaction mechanism of biomass hydrogenation treatment to produce biofuels was explored in detail using methyl palmitate as a biolipid model compound and cellobiose as cellulose and hemicellulose model compound. We also introduce two typical processes for hydro-conversion of biomass to biofuels involving three general units: pre-treatment unit, HDO unit, and separation unit. Finally, this review provides a summary and insights into catalyst design, one-pot isomerization, operando characterization, and reaction process development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120278"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fuping Xu , Jia Wang , Yutong Zhao , Hongxia Lin , Hongxia Chen , Yi Zhang , Xuefeng Wei , Hongxing Dai
{"title":"Catalytic performance and mechanism of toluene oxidation in high humidity over the mesoporous titania-ceria-supported Pt or Pd catalysts","authors":"Fuping Xu , Jia Wang , Yutong Zhao , Hongxia Lin , Hongxia Chen , Yi Zhang , Xuefeng Wei , Hongxing Dai","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120277","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120277","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The major challenges encountered in developing catalysts for volatile organic compound (VOCs) treatments by catalytic oxidation are related to the low-temperature oxidation performance and water resistance. To address these issues, we herein develop an in situ hard-templating method to prepare the Pt or Pd/mesoporous TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub> catalyst and apply it for the oxidation of toluene. It was found that the Pt/mesoporous TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub> catalyst exhibited outstanding catalytic performance and stability under the high humidity (15 vol% H<sub>2</sub>O) condition. Various characterization results revealed that the Pt/meso-TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub> catalyst exhibited excellent catalytic activity: the temperatures at toluene conversions of 50 and 90 % were 195 and 214 °C at a space velocity of 30,000 mL g<sup>−1</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>, with the TOF<sub>Pt</sub> values and specific reaction rates at 160 and 180 °C being 70.34 × 10<sup>−3</sup> and 153.13 × 10<sup>−3</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, and 1.80 and 3.92 mmol g<sub>Pt</sub><sup>−1</sup> s<sup>−1</sup>, respectively. Such excellent performance of Pt/meso-TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub> was related to its high surface area, abundant oxygen vacancies, high active oxygen species concentration, good low-temperature reducibility, and strong interaction between Pt or Pd and meso-TiO<sub>2</sub>-CeO<sub>2</sub>. The mechanism of toluene oxidation might take place via the following route: Toluene is first oxidized to benzyl alcohol and benzoquinone, then converted to benzaldehyde, benzoic acid, maleic anhydride, and these intermediates are finally oxidized to CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120277"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143791100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rui Chen , Na Wang , Yiwen Xie , Yayun Hu , Yuxia Song , Rong Wang
{"title":"Dual electric fields induced synergistic photocatalytic inactivation: Unveiling mechanisms and phenomena of enhanced performance","authors":"Rui Chen , Na Wang , Yiwen Xie , Yayun Hu , Yuxia Song , Rong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120274","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120274","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalytic inactivation, emerging as a novel bactericidal technique, is gaining increasing attention. While oxygen vacancies (OVs) and heterogeneous junction structures have been extensively investigated to enhance photocatalytic performance, the synergistic effect between the two remains largely unexplored. In this study, a Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>@BiOCl-OV heterojunction structure enriched with oxygen vacancies as a promising photocatalyst was developed. Bi<sub>2</sub>S<sub>3</sub>@BiOCl-OV effectively improved photocatalytic properties due to the presence of oxygen vacancies and the unique structure of Z-type heterojunction. Further mechanism investigation shows that the unique heterojunction structure can induce the formation of internal electric field, the existence of oxygen vacancies can promote the generation of micro local electric field, and effectively promote the charge redistribution under the action of dual-electric field. Simultaneously, O<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O in the system are adsorbed by oxygen vacancies, and are activated by electrons to form the reactive oxygen species, thereby achieving the goal of killing microorganisms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120274"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daguo Wu , Yong Liu , Xinghua Zhang , Jianguo Liu , Qi Zhang , Longlong Ma , Lungang Chen
{"title":"Enhanced conversion of cellulose to ethanol and propanol using a mesoporous Pt-WOx/Nb2O5 catalyst","authors":"Daguo Wu , Yong Liu , Xinghua Zhang , Jianguo Liu , Qi Zhang , Longlong Ma , Lungang Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120275","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.apcata.2025.120275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effective utilization of biomass is essential for addressing environmental challenges. The direct conversion of cellulose into chemicals and fuels is a key step in fostering a sustainable society. In this study, a mesoporous Pt-WO<sub>x</sub>/Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> catalyst is synthesized and characterized using N<sub>2</sub> sorption, XRD, ICP, CO pulse, TEM, SEM, NH<sub>3</sub>-TPD, PY-IR, H<sub>2</sub>-TPR, and XPS. Under optimized catalyst preparation and reaction conditions, the yields of ethanol and propanol reach 50.3 % and 20.2 %, respectively. The mesoporous structure of Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, coupled with Pt, provides a rich balance of acidic and hydrogenation-active sites. Additionally, WO<sub>x</sub> plays a crucial role in the C<img>C bond cleavage of cellulosic glucose and the C<img>O bond cleavage of ethylene glycol, facilitating ethanol formation through Pt and the abundant Lewis acid sites from Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":243,"journal":{"name":"Applied Catalysis A: General","volume":"699 ","pages":"Article 120275"},"PeriodicalIF":4.7,"publicationDate":"2025-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143808740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}