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N2-promoted hydrodeoxygenation

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Because of the high strength of N≡N bonds, N2 is often employed as an inert gas. Now it has been shown that it can partly react to yield surface nitrogen species that facilitate C–O hydrogenolysis reactions on supported Ru catalysts.

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Fig. 1: The promotional effect of N2 on the HDO of p-cresol.

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