Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of in Cotton () Boll Abscission Layer With Ethylene Treatment.

With the continuous growth of the human population, the demand for fiber is also rising sharply. As one of the main fiber plants available globally, cotton fiber yield () is affected by boll abscission, which is related to the formation of the abscission layer. Therefore, we explored the formation of the abscission layer in cotton.

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to 2-Methylfuran and 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran over Bimetallic Copper-Palladium Catalysts.

The catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural to the fuel additives 2-methylfuran (2-MF) and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (2-MTHF) was investigated over various bimetallic catalysts in the presence of the hydrogen donor 2-propanol. Of all the as-prepared catalysts, bimetallic Cu-Pd catalysts showed the highest catalytic activities towards the formation of 2-MF and 2-MTHF with a total yield of up to 83.9 % yield at 220 °C in 4 h.