Conversion of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates into biofuels and high-value chemicals

L Yan, Q Yao, Y Fu - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) as H‐source for bio‐derived fuels and additives production

F Valentini, A Marrocchi… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) are attractive materials for their ability to generate
in situ hydrogen that may be directly used to produce target biofuel precursors, fuels or fuel …

Creating enzyme-mimicking nanopockets in metal-organic frameworks for catalysis

X Zhang, C Yang, P An, C Cui, Y Ma, H Liu, H Wang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Numerous efforts are being made toward constructing artificial nanopockets inside
heterogeneous catalysts to implement challenging reactions that are difficult to occur on …

Catalytic advances in the production and application of biomass-derived 2, 5-dihydroxymethylfuran

L Hu, J Xu, S Zhou, A He, X Tang, L Lin, J Xu… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In recent years, 2, 5-dihydroxymethylfuran (DHMF), which can be produced by the selective
hydrogenation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), has attracted great …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of butyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone over zirconium phosphates with adjustable Lewis and Brønsted acid sites

F Li, LJ France, Z Cai, Y Li, S Liu, H Lou, J Long… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
The efficient production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from renewable resources is attracting
increasing attention in view of its wide application in fuel and synthetic chemistry. In this …

Zirconium–lignosulfonate polyphenolic polymer for highly efficient hydrogen transfer of biomass-derived oxygenates under mild conditions

S Zhou, F Dai, Z **ang, T Song, D Liu, F Lu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Both value-added utilization of low-rank renewable feedstocks to prepare catalytic materials
and selective transformation of bioderived aldehydes are very attractive topics. Herein …

Alcohol-assisted hydrodeoxygenation as a sustainable and cost-effective pathway for biomass derivatives upgrading

H Xu, H Li - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is one of the most promising strategies for the upgrading of
biomass-derived compounds to chemicals and fuels. However, the conventional HDO …

Valorization of levulinic acid over non-noble metal catalysts: challenges and opportunities

Z Xue, Q Liu, J Wang, T Mu - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA), easily derived from cellulose via an acid catalytic process, is an
attractive biomass-derived platform chemical which can be converted into various valuable …

Upgrading of levulinic acid into diverse N-containing functional chemicals

Z Xue, D Yu, X Zhao, T Mu - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA), one of the top 10 most promising biomass-derived platform molecules, is
a versatile compound, and can be transformed into diverse value-added chemicals. In the …

Toward a Better Understanding of Intrinsic Activity Trends in Zr-Based Heterogeneous Catalysts for Meerwein–Pondorf–Verley Reduction of Levulinate Esters

X Yang, Z Yuan, M Zhou, F Chen, BQ Xu, H Shi - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lewis acidic heterogeneous catalysts are known to be active for transfer hydrogenation of
carbonyl compounds, which occur naturally or can be derived from renewable feedstocks …