The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-
abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most important biomass-derived platform molecules and can
be produced from both C5 and C6 carbohydrates via tandem dehydration and hydrolysis …

Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Abstract γ‐Valerolactone (GVL) is a valuable chemical intermediate that can be obtained by
catalytic reduction of levulinic acid (LA) or alkyl levulinates (AL). There are many reports on …

Gamma-valerolactone is a valuable chemical that can be obtained by catalytic methods from
nonedible vegetable biomass. However, the demand is felt for more environmentally friendly …

Low-rank coals, biomass, and heavy petroleum are typical heavy carbon resources, which
are currently not efficiently used, and many processes for the current use of the heavy …

Valerate esters (VAEs) commonly derived from levulinic acid (LA), which is deemed as one
of the most promising biomass platform molecules, have been hailed as “valeric biofuels” in …

Bimetallic catalysts based on nonprecious transition metals have attracted increasing
attention because of their unique synergistic effects in catalytic reactions, but the …

The insufficient catalytic stability of Cu-based catalysts is still its bottleneck in industrial
application, and it is widely studied how to synthesize highly stable Cu-based catalysts …