Abstract:Selective deoxygenation of chemicals using non-noble
metal-based
catalysts poses a significant challenge toward upgrading biomass-derived
oxygenates into advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Herein, we report
a bifunctional core–shell catalyst (Ni@Al3-mSiO2) consisting of Ni nanoparticles closely encapsulated by the
Al-doped mesoporous silica shell that achieves 100% vanillin conversion
and >99% yield of 2-methoxy-4-methylphenol under 1 MPa H2 at 130 °C in water. Due to the unique mesoporous core–shell
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