Microfluidic synthesis enables highly dispersed Ru/ZrPO4 catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds (IMAGE)

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Microfluidic synthesis enables highly dispersed Ru/ZrPO4 catalyst for hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds

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Highly dispersed Ru/ZrPO4 catalyst synthesized via microfluidic-assisted ethylene glycol reduction.

Ru/ZrPO4-MIC shows small Ru particle size (3.03 nm) with excellent dispersion and H2 activation.

Complete guaiacol conversion with 97.9% cyclohexane selectivity under mild conditions.

Superior activity and stability compared with impregnation and hydrothermal catalysts.

Microfluidic strategy enables low metal loading and is applicable to other noble metal catalysts.

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Shu R., Liang G., Lin Y., et al., (2026). The Innovation Energy 3(1), 100130. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2026.100130

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