Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

AF Lee, JA Bennett, JC Manayil, K Wilson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance
of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from …

Periodic mesoporous organosilicas: from simple to complex bridges; a comprehensive overview of functions, morphologies and applications

P Van Der Voort, D Esquivel, E De Canck… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs) were developed in 1999 and are basically
ordered templated mesoporous organosilicas, prepared by the combination of a surfactant …

Functional materials: from hard to soft porous frameworks

A Thomas - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This Review aims to give an overview of recent research in the area of porous, organic–
inorganic and purely organic, functional materials. Possibilities for introducing organic …

Silica‐bound homogenous catalysts as recoverable and reusable catalysts in organic synthesis

A Corma, H Garcia - Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Very frequently the most costly components in a chemical reaction are not the starting
materials or the reaction products, but the catalyst. In addition to the advantages from the …

Advances in the synthesis and catalytic applications of organosulfonic-functionalized mesostructured materials

JA Melero, R van Grieken, G Morales - Chemical reviews, 2006 - ACS Publications
Since the discovery in the early 1990s of the FSM1 and MCM2 (mobil composition of matter)
materials, the first mesoporous silica-based solids, this field of research has been …

Recent developments in heterogeneous catalysis for the sustainable production of biodiesel

AF Lee, K Wilson - Catalysis Today, 2015 - Elsevier
The quest for energy security and widespread acceptance of the anthropogenic origin of
rising CO 2 emissions and associated climate change from combusting fossil derived carbon …

Acid-functionalized SBA-15-type periodic mesoporous organosilicas and their use in the continuous production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

MH Tucker, AJ Crisci, BN Wigington, N Phadke… - Acs …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The activity, selectivity, and stability of several supported acid catalysts were evaluated in
tubular reactors designed to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) continuously from …

Rational design of heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel synthesis

K Wilson, AF Lee - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Dwindling oil reserves and growing concerns over carbon dioxide emissions and associated
climate change are driving the utilisation of renewable feedstocks as alternative, sustainable …

Magnetic iron oxide/phenylsulfonic acid: a novel, efficient and recoverable nanocatalyst for green synthesis of tetrahydrobenzo [b] pyrans under ultrasonic conditions

D Elhamifar, Z Ramazani, M Norouzi… - Journal of colloid and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel magnetic iron oxide supported phenylsulfonic acid (Fe 3 O 4@ Ph-SO 3 H) with core-
shell structure is prepared, characterized and applied as efficient nanocatalyst for green …

Ordered mesoporous materials at the beginning of the third millennium: new strategies to create hybrid and non-siliceous variants

P Van Der Voort, C Vercaemst… - Physical Chemistry …, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent years, research efforts in the field of ordered mesoporous materials are shifting
towards either hybrid materials, containing both inorganic (typically silica) and organic …