The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

The development of advanced materials for heterogeneous catalytic applications requires
fine control over the synthesis and structural parameters of the active site. Mesoporous silica …

The distinct physicochemical properties and renewable origin of gamma-valerolactone
(GVL) have provided opportunities for diversifying its applications, particularly as a green …

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 …

Porous silica particles have shown applications in various technological fields including
their use as catalyst supports in heterogeneous catalysis. The mesoporous silica particles …

Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from biomass-derived levulinic acid and its esters via a
catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) process over sulfonic acid-functionalized UiO-66, a …

Abstract γ-Valerolactone (GVL) or 1, 4-pentanediol (1, 4-PDO) are the value-added
chemicals, selectivities of which from conversion of levulinic acid/ester depend on balanced …

Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received great interests due to their high atomic
utilization efficiency and unique electronic properties of active center atom. Here we …