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Water-dispersible boronate nanoparticles as support materials for noble metals in the hydrogenation of
levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone
Yuji Kuboa*, Daiki Kakizakia, Makiko Kogob, and Yasuhiro Magatanib
a
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan
University, 1-1 Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
b
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., 1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005,, Japan
*Corresponding authors. E-mail: yujik@tmu.ac.jp
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Figure S1. FE-SEM image of BP.
Figure S2. 13C CP-MAS NMR spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
Figure S3. ATR-FT-IR spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
Figure S4. PXRD spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
Figure S5. FE-SEM image and size distribution of BNP employed for preparation of Pt/BNP.
Figure S6. N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm of BNP employed for preparation of Pt/BNP.
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1 μm
Figure S1. FE-SEM image of BP.
Figure S2. 13C CP-MAS NMR spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
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Reflectance / a.u.
3500
2500
1500
Wavenumber / cm-1
500
Figure S3. ATR-FT-IR spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
Intensity / a.u.
21.02º
16.78º
10
25.04º
29.76º
20
30
40
2θ / °
50
60
Figure S4. PXRD spectrum of BNP employed for preparation of Ru/BNP and Pd/BNP.
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60
Number
50
40
30
20
10
0
0
50 100 150 200 250 300
Diameter / nm
1μm
Adsorption amount / mLg-1
Figure S5. FE-SEM image and size distribution of BNP employed for preparation of Pt/BNP.
400
adsorption
desorption
300
Specific surface area
200
108 m²/g
100
0
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
P / P0
0.8
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Figure S6. N2 adsorption-desorption isotherm of BNP employed for preparation of Pt/BNP.
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