Gaining insight into the mode of operation of heterogeneous catalysts is of great scientific
and economic interest. Raman spectroscopy has proven its potential as a powerful …

The efficient use of biomass is crucial for global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Biomass-
coupled electrochemical upgrading can convert low-cost biomass crude products into high …

Abstract Development of the hydrogen economy requires the design of catalysts that
increase the rate of the accompanying sluggish kinetic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) …

The aqueous phase hydrogenation of furfural to cyclopentanone was investigated using
carbon supported Pd–Cu catalysts prepared by various methods. The most active and …

Furfural is regarded as one of the most promising bio-based feedstocks in the bio-refinery
industry. Selective hydrogenation of the carbonyl bond in furfural plays a vital role in its …

One-pot production of furfuryl alcohol via xylose dehydration followed by furfural
hydrogenation was investigated over a dual catalyst system composed of Pt/SiO2 and …

Polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA) is one of the most intriguing polymers because, despite its easy
polymerization in acid environment, its molecular structure is definitely not obvious. Many …

The actual chemical structure of polyfurfuryl alcohol (PFA) is still uncertain in spite of several
studies on the topic, variations during the polymerization processes being one reason that …

The production of di-acids from biomass, ie maleic acid (MAc), can be improved by
combining the utilization of solvents and solid catalysts. The results reported here …

The use of various aluminum salts as acid catalysts was compared in terms of catalytic
upgrading of renewable furfuryl alcohol in hot ethanol medium. The commercially available …