A unique Co@CoO catalyst for hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran

The development of precious-metal-free catalysts to promote the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals from biomass challenging. Here the authors report a unique core-shell structured Co@CoO catalyst which exhibits excellent performance in the hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived compounds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuang Xiang, Lin Dong, Zhi-Qiang Wang, Xue Han, Luke L. Daemen, Jiong Li, Yongqiang Cheng, Yong Guo, Xiaohui Liu, Yongfeng Hu, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Sihai Yang, Xue-Qing Gong, Yanqin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31362-9