In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

Traditional organic synthesis relies heavily on organic solvents for a multitude of tasks,
including dissolving the components and facilitating chemical reactions, because many …

Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Conversion of biomass waste to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a value-added platform
chemical, has captured great research interests driven by the economic and environmental …

Over the last century, the world has become increasingly dependent on oil as its main
source of chemicals and energy. Driven largely by the strong economic growth of India and …

The present paper reviews recent advances on the direct synthesis of 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from different kinds of raw biomasses. In particular, in the paper …

Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) are two of the most promising chemicals
derived from biomass owing to their convertibility into a large number of chemicals having …

With the growing shortage of fossil energy and the increasing of concerns over global
climate changes and environmental problems have driven the development of alternative …

Interest in utilizing biorenewable feedstocks to produce fuels and chemicals has risen
greatly in the past decade due to the economic, political and environmental concerns …