Major global issues such as greenhouse gas emissions and the excessive use of fossil fuels
lead to looking for sustainable and clean energy resources. Lignocellulosic biomass is a …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most prominent biomass‐derived chemical building blocks
that can be transformed into specialty chemicals like fuels, solvents, monomers for polymers …

Modulation of the electronic structure of metal-based catalysts proves to be useful for
optimizing the catalytic activity. However, precise modulation of the electronic structure at the …

Although zirconium oxides (Zr–O) are representative functional materials, the wide band gap
of ZrO 2 limits its applications. Zirconium oxides with low concentration of oxygen maybe …

The base-free aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in water to 2, 5-
furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a sustainable upgrading process for cellulosic …

The synergistic effect in a bimetallic oxide usually plays a vital role in determining the
behavior of supported-metal catalysts. We show the unique synergy in a Sn x Mn 1 O y …

Herein we report an efficient and recyclable catalyst combining extremely low-loaded Ru
and abundant alumina supported on nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) for hydrogenation of …

Direct oxidative coupling of alcohols and amines is an environmental-benign and atomic-
economy approach for imine synthesis. We disclosed that UiO-66 framework successfully …

A novel graphene oxide-supported Ti x Al 1-x O y bimetallic oxide for uranium removal was
successfully fabricated by using sol–gel method. The introduction of graphene oxide could …

The aerobic oxidation of C (sp3)–H bonds is an important issue in organic synthesis, and
hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) is an effective process to initiate the oxidation reaction. Here …