Catalytic strategies and mechanism analysis orbiting the center of critical intermediates in lignin depolymerization

C Zhang, X Shen, Y **, J Cheng, C Cai… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lignin, as a precious resource given to mankind by nature with abundant functional aromatic
structures, has drawn much attention in the recent decade from academia to industry …

Green carbon science: efficient carbon resource processing, utilization, and recycling towards carbon neutrality

M He, Y Sun, B Han - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green carbon science is defined as the “study and optimization of the transformation of
carbon‐containing compounds and the relevant processes involved in the entire carbon …

Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining

MM Abu-Omar, K Barta, GT Beckham… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The valorisation of the plant biopolymer lignin is now recognised as essential to enabling
the economic viability of the lignocellulosic biorefining industry. In this context, the “lignin …

Emerging engineered wood for building applications

Y Ding, Z Pang, K Lan, Y Yao, G Panzarasa… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The building sector, including building operations and materials, was responsible for the
emission of∼ 11.9 gigatons of global energy-related CO2 in 2020, accounting for 37% of the …

A unified view on catalytic conversion of biomass and waste plastics

K Lee, Y **g, Y Wang, N Yan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Originating from the desire to improve sustainability, producing fuels and chemicals from the
conversion of biomass and waste plastic has become an important research topic in the …

Photocatalytic transformations of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals

X Wu, N Luo, S **e, H Zhang, Q Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As the largest renewable carbon resource, lignocellulosic biomass has great potential to
replace fossil resources for the production of high-value chemicals, in particular organic …

Selective electrooxidation of biomass‐derived alcohols to aldehydes in a neutral medium: promoted water dissociation over a nickel‐oxide‐supported ruthenium …

R Ge, Y Wang, Z Li, M Xu, SM Xu, H Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The biomass‐derived alcohol oxidation reaction (BDAOR) holds great promise for
sustainable production of chemicals. However, selective electrooxidation of alcohols to …

Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production

Y Liao, SF Koelewijn, G Van den Bossche, J Van Aelst… - Science, 2020 - science.org
The profitability and sustainability of future biorefineries are dependent on efficient feedstock
use. Therefore, it is essential to valorize lignin when using wood. We have developed an …

Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …