Zeolite catalysts for the valorization of biomass into platform compounds and biochemicals/biofuels: A review

P Yan, H Wang, Y Liao, C Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The catalytic upgrading of biomass into high-value biochemicals and biofuels has been
considered as a promising strategy for the efficient utilization of biomass energy and has …

[HTML][HTML] Lipase as a green and sustainable material for production of levulinate compounds: state of the art

KC Badgujar, VC Badgujar, BM Bhanage - Materials Science for Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Levulinate compounds are considered as a potential energy chemical and bio-lubricant of
the present century due to extraordinary application in fuel blending which improves the …

A novel sulfonated solid acid catalyst for efficient conversion of furfuryl alcohol to n-butyl levulinate fuel bioadditive

Y Tian, K Zhao, S Zhou, Q Xu, D Yin, X Liu - Molecular Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Furfuryl alcohol (FOL), as a cheap green biomass derivative, has high potential application
value in the production of various biomass chemicals. In this work, a sulfonic acid functional …

Pyrolysis of nickel salt@ cellulose to prepare Ni/C catalyst with tunable hydrogenation and acid site for the selective hydrogenation of furfuryl alcohol

M Fan, H Tian, Y Shao, L Zhang, S Zhang, G Hu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ni/C catalysts could be prepared via pyrolysis of biomass impregnated with nickel salts,
while varied anions of nickel salt impact not only catalytic behaviors of Ni/C catalyst, but also …

High-yield synthesis of alkyl levulinate from furfuryl alcohol and its upgrading to 2-methyl-1, 3-dioxolane over AgPW

X Gao, S Zhu, H Zheng, F Wang, W Li, H Wang, Y Niu - Molecular Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
In order to relieve greenhouse effect, it is highly urgent to convert carbon-neutral biomass to
value-added chemicals and liquid fuels by designing new process. 96.5% yield of biofuel …

Promoted catalytic performance from furfural to isopropyl levulinate by Zr loaded on defective nanosponge zeolites

L Deng, S Zhou, C Qiao, X Yu, Y Wang… - … and Mesoporous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Production of alkyl levulinate (AL) from bio-derived furfural (FUR) is environmental-friendly
and sustainable. During such process, bifunctional Zr/zeolite catalyst has been …

Hybrid nanocomposite comprising Mg–Al hydrotalcite nanocrystals on ZSM-5 zeolite for production of renewable fuel additives from furfural

AP Tathod, B Saini, S Arumugam… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An acido-basic nanocomposite is prepared through the in situ formation and growth of Mg–
Al hydrotalcite nanocrystals on a ZSM-5 surface. The metal-functionalized hydrotalcite-ZSM …

Brønsted Acid-Triggered Fast Synthesis Pathway of Furfural to Ethyl Levulinate by PtZn Supported on ZSM-5 Nanosheets

L Deng, Z Wang, X Yu, C Qiao, S Zhou, Q Deng… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Furfural (FUR) is widely used to synthesize alkyl levulinate (AL), an important biomass-
derived compound for industrial use. Traditional synthesis pathways, including …

Dynamics-driven tailoring of Zr-embedded hierarchical ZSM-5 zeolites for enhanced catalytic performance from furfural to alkyl levulinate

Y Xu, X Chen, C Qiao, H Wang, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The tandem reaction for generation of alkyl levulinate (AL) from bio-derived furfural (FUR) is
environmental-friendly, in which the bifunctional catalyst with both metal active sites and …

The influence of catalyst structure on acidic strength of–SO3H groups for alkyl levulinate synthesis from biomass–derived feedstocks using sulfonic acid functionalized …

BJ Vaishnavi, KMR Vaibhava, S Sujith… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
A Brönsted acidic BUT− 8 (Cr)–SO 3 H metal–organic framework was used for the synthesis
of ethyl levulinate from two different biomass–derived platform chemicals viz. furfuryl alcohol …