title: Synergistic Interaction within Bifunctional Ruthenium Nanoparticle/SILP Catalysts for the Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenols.
abstract: Ruthenium nanoparticles immobilized on acid-functionalized supported ionic liquid phases (Ru NPs@SILPs) act as efficient bifunctional catalysts in the hydrodeoxygenation of phenolic substrates under batch and continuous flow conditions. A synergistic interaction between the metal sites and acid groups within the bifunctional catalyst leads to enhanced catalytic activities for the overall transformation as compared to the individual steps catalyzed by the separate catalytic functionalities.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany).
authors.forename: Kylie L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Luska
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany).
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Migowski
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany).
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Sayed
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany). leitner@itmc.rwth-aachen.de.|Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany). leitner@itmc.rwth-aachen.de.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Leitner
keywords: bifunctional catalysts; biomass conversion; kinetics; lignin; ruthenium