Dual-Site-Mediated Hydrogenation Catalysis on Pd/NiO: Selective Biomass Transformation and Maintenance of Catalytic Activity at Low Pd Loading

Creating a new chemical ecosystem based on platform chemicals derived from waste biomass has significant challenges: catalysts need to be able to convert these highly functionalized molecules to specific target chemicals and they need to be economicalnot relying on large quantities of precious metalsand maintain activity over many cycles. Herein, we demonstrate how Pd/NiO is able to direct the selectivity of furfural hydrogenation and …