A critical review of recent advances in the production of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from lignocellulosic biomass through homogeneous catalytic hydrothermal …

Y Zhao, K Lu, H Xu, L Zhu, S Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Furan energy platform compounds including furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), can
be produced by hydrothermal conversion of biomass. After hydrodeoxygenation, these …

Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

The production of furfural directly from hemicellulose in lignocellulosic biomass: A review

Y Luo, Z Li, X Li, X Liu, J Fan, JH Clark, C Hu - Catalysis Today, 2019 - Elsevier
As one main component of lignocellulosic biomass, hemicellulose is a promising alternative
for the replacement of limited fossil resources to produce furfural, thus preserving a high …

Heteropolyacid supported on Zr-Beta zeolite as an active catalyst for one-pot transformation of furfural to γ-valerolactone

HP Winoto, ZA Fikri, JM Ha, YK Park, H Lee… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel bifunctional catalyst that enables an efficient one-pot conversion of furfural into γ-
valerolactone (GVL) has been developed by anchoring heteropolyacid (HPA) on Zr-Beta …

Tin phosphate as a heterogeneous catalyst for efficient dehydration of glucose into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in ionic liquid

Q Hou, M Zhen, L Liu, Y Chen, F Huang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a key versatile building block in the valorization of
lignocellulosic biomass. A series of metal oxides and metal phosphates was investigated as …

Toward understanding base-catalyzed isomerization of saccharides

I Delidovich - Acs Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
This Perspective addresses recent advances in isomerization of aldoses into ketoses
catalyzed by bases. In recent years, catalytic activity of a number of bases was reported, but …

Furfural from pyrolysis of agroforestry waste: Critical factors for utilisation of C5 and C6 sugars

Q Zhou, Z Liu, TY Wu, L Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Furfural, a promising platform biochemical, plays an important role in the seamless transition
of the current fossil fuel-centric economy to a carbon-neutral future. This paper reviews the …

Products of sugar beet processing as raw materials for chemicals and biodegradable polymers

J Tomaszewska, D Bieliński, M Binczarski… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper presents an overview of alternative uses for products of sugar beet processing,
especially sucrose, as chemical raw materials for the production of biodegradable polymers …

Chemistry directs the conservation of paper cultural relics

X Zhang, Y Yan, J Yao, S **, Y Tang - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023 - Elsevier
Paper cultural relics, with the great historic and artistic value, experience aging and
degradation during their long-term preservation. The degradation of paper involves various …

High-entropy materials as the catalysts for valorization of biomass and biomass-derived platform compounds

X Tong, J Zheng, S Xue, S Guo - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Relying on the excellent properties of high-entropy materials (HEMs), the high-entropy
alloys (HEAs) and high-entropy oxides (HEOs) are considered as the novel heterogeneous …