A thermally stable and easily recycled core–shell Fe2O3@CuMgAl catalyst for hydrogenolysis of glycerol

Core–shell structured magnetic Fe2O3@CuMgAl layered double hydroxide (LDH) catalysts were synthesized in a facile route and used in selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol. Characterization disclosed that the thermal stability of the LDH framework, the dispersion of Cu and its activity were enhanced simultaneously in the presence of Fe2O3.