The catalytic valorization of lignin for the production of renewable chemicals

J Zakzeski, PCA Bruijnincx, AL Jongerius… - Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Biomass is an important feedstock for the renewable production of fuels, chemicals, and
energy. As of 2005, over 3% of the total energy consumption in the United States was …

Conversion of biomass to selected chemical products

P Gallezot - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review provides a survey illustrated by recent references of different strategies to
achieve a sustainable conversion of biomass to bioproducts. Because of the huge number of …

Conversion of biomass into chemicals over metal catalysts

M Besson, P Gallezot, C Pinel - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals

DM Alonso, SG Wettstein, JA Dumesic - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Research interest in biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals has increased significantly
in the last decade as the necessity for a renewable source of carbon has become more …

Sustainable energy and fuels from biomass: a review focusing on hydrothermal biomass processing

K Alper, K Tekin, S Karagöz… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fossil fuels are being replaced with renewable energy resources (biomass and biomass
waste, solar, geothermal, wind, etc.) to ensure sustainable development, reduce the …

Transformations of biomass-derived platform molecules: from high added-value chemicals to fuels via aqueous-phase processing

JC Serrano-Ruiz, R Luque… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Global warming issues and the medium-term depletion of fossil fuel reserves are stimulating
researchers around the world to find alternative sources of energy and organic carbon …

Hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose by solid acid catalysts

YB Huang, Y Fu - Green chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
As the main component of lignocelluloses, cellulose is a biopolymer consisting of many
glucose units connected through β-1, 4-glycosidic bonds. Breakage of the β-1, 4-glycosidic …

Biomass into chemicals: Conversion of sugars to furan derivatives by catalytic processes

X Tong, Y Ma, Y Li - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2010 - Elsevier
Recently, the production of furan derivatives from sugars has become exciting in chemistry
and in catalysis studies, because it aids one of the major routes for achieving sustainable …

Direct hydrodeoxygenation of raw woody biomass into liquid alkanes

Q **a, Z Chen, Y Shao, X Gong, H Wang, X Liu… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Being the only sustainable source of organic carbon, biomass is playing an ever-
increasingly important role in our energy landscape. The conversion of renewable …

Biomass valorisation over metal-based solid catalysts from nanoparticles to single atoms

C Mondelli, G Gözaydın, N Yan… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysts are vital to unlock superior efficiency, atom economy, and
environmental friendliness in chemical conversions, with the size and speciation of the …