The problems associated with the use of molecular hydrogen (transportation, storage and
high cost) have pushed scientists to the pursuit of efficient hydrogen donors, able to reduce …

The valorization of natural and renewable resources, like lignocellulosic biomass, towards
value-added chemicals by low energy and economically viable processes still remains a …

The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of levulinate ester to γ-valerolactone is one of the
important reactions for production of renewable fuels from biomass. An efficient and robust …

Global demand for transportation fuels is projected to increase 40% by 2040, and biomass-
derived fuels (biofuels) play a crucial role in substituting fossil fuels and mitigating …

Improving the environmental performance of the industrial processes for the production of
biomass-derived platform molecules is nowadays mandatory to achieve real sustainable bio …

Olive stones have been used to synthesize activated carbon using H 3 PO 4 as activating
agent under pyrolytic treatment. Then, Zr species have been incorporated by impregnation …

The CO 2 transfer hydrogenation with bio-glycerol over a Ni-zeolite was systematically
studied to produce formic and lactic acids. The alkaline hydrothermal reactions without a …

Reduction of O/C ratio of lignin derived monomers via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) pathway
is conventionally furnished using molecular hydrogen under severe conditions …

In the catalysis of glucose from bulk methanol to Lewis acid centers via zeolite pores, MES-
ATR-IR and PSD detected competitive adsorption driven by hydrogen bonding ascribed to …

Liquid-phase hydrogenation of succinic acid (SA) over supported Ni and Co catalysts was
investigated at 200° C and 6 MPa of H 2. Reduced and passivated catalysts with the same …