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One-pot catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over titania supported Ni-Ce metal catalyst under milder reaction conditions

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The increased energy demand and decreasing fossil resources have driven the research community to look into a sustainable, green process to meet the energy demands. India being one of the top producers of sugarcane derived sucrose, and conversion of surplus sucrose to value chemicals is always an advantage. 5%Ni-15%Ce/TiO2 catalyst is found to produce high yield of 1,2-PDO (~ 74%) under very mild reaction condition of 180 °C, 30 bar H2 for 3-h reaction time. The characterization of the catalyst by using various physicochemical methods indicates the synergy between Ni-Ce bimetal which enhances the selective production of glycol. The low temperature and pressure requirement and the advantage of being the one-pot process will always attract the future scope of commercialization.

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The authors acknowledge CSIR-NCL for the laboratory facilities and the Centre of Material Characterization for the characterizations. The authors also thank Dr. T Raja and Mr. Siva Prasad for py-FTIR analysis. We would like to thank Dr. Arundhathi Racha, BPCL, for TPD analysis.

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    Sreejith Sreekantan, Arun Arunima Balachandran Kirali, Parmeshwar Yadav & Banu Marimuthu

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Sreekantan, S., Sreedharan, S., Kirali, A.A.B. et al. One-pot catalytic conversion of sucrose to 1,2-propanediol over titania supported Ni-Ce metal catalyst under milder reaction conditions. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-023-04781-x

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