Currently, the development of alternative and green energy sources has been being strongly
pushed aiming to recoup the lack of fossil energy, to meet the ever-increasing demand of …

Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

Selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols is a
challenging class of reactions, yielding valuable intermediates for the production of …

Furfural has been considered as one of the most promising platform molecules directly
derived from biomass. The hydrogenation of furfural is one of the most versatile reactions to …

Hydrogenation, hydrodeoxygenation and ring opening of biomass-derived furfural were
studied by using Pd/C, Pt/C, Re/C, Ru/C, Rh/C, Ni/C and Cu/C catalysts. Based on …

Selective activation of chemical bonds in multifunctional oxygenates on solid catalysts is a
crucial challenge for sustainable biomass upgrading. Molybdenum carbides and nitrides …

Catalytic transformation of biomass‐derived compounds to different platform chemicals and
liquid fuel is a prominent way to reduce the global dependence on fossil resources. In past …

Furfural hydrogenation to furfuryl alcohol is an industrially significant reaction for biomass
valorization. The hydrogenation process has been mainly catalyzed by chromite-based …

Designing metal–organic framework (MOF)-encapsulated hybrid catalysts is considered as
an effective way to realize catalytic selectivity because of advantages related to the unique …

Controllable carbonyl group (Cdouble bondO) hydrogenation is the key to the transformation
of furfural molecules into high-value furfuryl alcohol chemicals. Herein, a non-noble copper …