Hydrogenolysis of cellulose into polyols over Ni/W/SiO2 catalysts.

Highlights: [•] The hydrogenolysis of cellulose was examined over Ni/W/SiO2 catalysts. [•] The crystallite size of W increased with average pore size of support. [•] The crystallite size of W increased with reduction temperature. [•] The yield of polyols increased on decreasing the crystallite size of W. [•] The amount of surface acid site decreased with increasing crystallite size of W. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]