Furfural Hydroconversion over Defective Pd/CeO2 Catalysts: More Oxygen Vacancies, Better Catalysis?

-100, with an optimal oxygen vacancy concentration, yielding a furfural conversion above 99% and cyclopentanone selectivity of 87%. The fundamental insight into surface defect chemistry demonstrated here will guide the design of oxygen vacancy-based catalysts and boost the development of the catalysis technology.