Room-temperature and atmospheric-pressure hydrogenation of lignin-derived phenol to KA oil by Pt/NiO@MOFs

Hydrogenation of lignin-derived phenol to KA oil(the mixture of cyclohexanone(K)and cyclohexanol(A))is attractive yet challenging in the sustainable upgrading of biomass derivatives under mild conditions.Traditional supported metal catalysts have been widely studied but the active components on supports often exhibit low recyclability due to their instability under experimental conditions.Here we show fabricating ultrasmall Pt/NiO in the pores of chromium terephthalate MIL-101 as catalysts for hydrogenation of phenol.Impressively,Pt/NiO@MIL-101 achieves catalytic phenol hydrogenation to KA oils of tunable K/A ratios and good reusability under room temperature and atmospheric hydrogen pressure,superior to contrast Pt@MIL-101 and Pt/NiO samples.Such excellent performance mainly originates from the effective adsorption and activation of phenol by coordinatively unsaturated Cr sites and H2 activation on ultrasmall Pt/NiO as well as its effective spillover to the adsorbed phenol over Cr sites for hydrogenation reaction.Substantially,such catalyst also displays the excellent performances for hydrogenation of phenol’s derivatives under mild conditions.

Recent advances in metal-organic frameworks for catalytic CO_(2) hydrogenation to diverse products

Selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) to high value-added chemicals,not only gives an effective way to reduce the concentration of CO_(2),but also provides the precursors to advance the industrial manufacturing of chemicals and fuels.With the well-defined reticular frameworks and flexible modifiability,metal-organic frameworks(MOFs)can be the ideal platform to construct the enabled catalysts for CO_(2) hydrogenation,because they have shown the great potential for the enhancement of catalytic activity,the precise control of selectivity,and the excellent stability.In this review,we systematically summarize the recent advances in MOFs based catalysts for CO_(2) hydrogenation towards diverse products.Firstly,synthesis strategies for different kinds of MOFs based catalysts are described.Secondly,selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) towards CO and methane is discussed over various metal nanoparticles/MOFs composites.Thirdly,heterogenization and isolation of molecular catalysts by MOFs are elaborated for producing formic acid.Fourthly,selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) toward methanol is discussed in terms of interface structures of Cu,Zn,and metal nodes of MOFs,the synergy between auxiliary sites and noble metal,and tandem catalytic systems of molecular catalysts and Lewis acid sites.Subsequently,the integration of multiple metal sites,promoters,and cocatalysts into MOFs is described for the selective hydrogenation of CO_(2) to C2+products.After those,the key issue about the stability of MOFs based catalysts for CO_(2) hydrogenation reaction is discussed.Finally,the summary and perspective about MOFs based catalysts for selective CO_(2) hydrogenation and mechanism research are proposed.