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Furfural hydrogenation is one of the most important reactions for the transformation of biomass‐derived resources into high value‐added chemicals. To achieve a highly efficient catalytic activity of the reaction, catalysts with a high dispersion of metal nanoparticles (NPs) on solid supports are required. However, the development of highly efficient and stable catalysts is still challenging. Herein, the highly dispersed nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) supported on the hierarchical ZSM‐5 nanosheets (Z5‐NS) derived from the hierarchical ZSM‐5 nanosheets@NiAl‐layered double hydroxides (LDHs) composites were successfully fabricated. Remarkably, the fabricated Z5‐NS/Ni catalyst exhibited a high furfural conversion of 85 % with a yield of furfuryl alcohol of 60 %. This work illustrates the fabrication of highly metal dispersed on solid supports with high metal loading, which can enhance the catalytic performances in the hydrogenation of biomass‐derived compounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Various metals including Sn, Ge, and Zr have been successfully incorporated into the MFI nanosheets via a one‐pot synthesis. The as‐synthesized zeolites exhibit high external surface area and mesopore volume without large metal oxides aggregated on zeolite surfaces. Interestingly, the successful introduction of heteroatoms in MFI nanosheets can be confirmed by shifted XRD peaks corresponding to the unit cell expansion due to the replacement of metals into the framework. In addition, the UV‐Vis absorbance spectra reveal that at the suitable metal loading the incorporated tetrahedral coordination of metal species in the zeolite framework has been obtained. To illustrate the benefits of the prepared catalysts, the glucose isomerization to fructose was carried out in a water/dioxane system. Obviously, the SnMFI‐NS samples, containing the high dispersion of metal isomorphous species demonstrate the outstanding catalytic behavior in term of fructose selectivity (>85 %). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zeolite, ZSM-5, Ethanol hydration, Hierarchical zeolite, Acidity In their Research Article, E. J. M. Hensen, C. Wattanakit and co-workers demonstrate that very thin nanolayers of this zeolite with a large external surface area and abundant mesopores enhance the ethylene yield up to 95% with a high longevity. Keywords: Zeolite; ZSM-5; Ethanol hydration; Hierarchical zeolite; Acidity EN Zeolite ZSM-5 Ethanol hydration Hierarchical zeolite Acidity 1 1 1 05/09/23 20230505 NES 230505 B The Front Cover b illustrates how different morphologies of highly acidic ZSM-5 zeolite control the product distribution of ethanol dehydration. [Extracted from the article]

Glucose isomerization, hierarchical zeolites, isomorphous substitution, MFI zeolites, zeolite nanosheets Keywords: glucose isomerization; hierarchical zeolites; isomorphous substitution; MFI zeolites; zeolite nanosheets EN glucose isomerization hierarchical zeolites isomorphous substitution MFI zeolites zeolite nanosheets 1 1 1 02/01/22 20220101 NES 220101 B The cover feature shows b the fabrication of isomorphous substituted MFI nanosheets. [Extracted from the article]