Sunlight-driven photocatalytic conversion of furfural and its derivatives

Q Zhang, B Gu, W Fang - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Furfural (mainly furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural) and its derivatives stand out as an
important platform for C5 and C6 compounds from lignocellulosic biomass. Catalytic …

Acetalization strategy in biomass valorization: a review

J He, Q Qiang, L Bai, W Su, H Yu, S Liu… - Industrial Chemistry & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Acetalization represents an appealing approach for the valorization of biobased platform
molecules into valuable chemicals and fuels. Typically, it serves as both a synthesis tool for …

TiO2-based photocatalysts from type-II to S-scheme heterojunction and their applications

K Qi, C Imparato, O Almjasheva, A Khataee… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalysis is a promising sustainable technology to remove organic pollution and
convert solar energy into chemical energy. Titanium dioxide has drawn extensive attention …

Engineering of a hierarchical S-scheme 2D/3D heterojunction with graphdiyne (gC n H 2n− 2) coated 3D porous CoAl 2 O 4 nanoflowers for highly efficient …

X Hao, W Deng, Y Fan, Z ** - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Solar photocatalytic hydrolysis of hydrogen is one of the most important ways to solve
energy and environmental problems. Rational design and modulation of interfaces in S …

Recent advances in furfural reduction via electro-and photocatalysis: from mechanism to catalyst design

H Wen, W Zhang, Z Fan, Z Chen - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Furfural has been considered as one of the most attractive biomass platform compounds,
which can be valorized into high-value-added chemicals (eg, hydrofurorin, 2-methyl furan …

Rational design of Ni-MoO3–x catalyst towards efficient hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived bio-oil into naphthenes

C Wang, L Guo, K Wu, X Li, Y Huang, Z Shen… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Design of a robust catalyst with high activity but the low cost for the
hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of bio-oils is of great importance to bring the biorefinery concept …

Enhance photocatalytic CO2 reduction and biomass selective oxidation via sulfur vacancy-enriched S-scheme heterojunction of MoS2@ GCN

W Ling, J Ma, M Hong, R Sun - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic CO 2 reduction and biomass selective oxidation have considerable practical
implications in addressing environmental challenges. However, develo** efficient …

Boosting hydrogenation of graphene quantum dot-modified photocatalysts: specific functionalized modulation at active sites

L Li, R Zhang, P Hou, Y Lin, D Wang, T **e - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Engineering the electronic structure of active sites on photocatalyst surfaces can help realize
high activity through strong interactions with reactants. However, unimpeded photo-charge …

Recent Progress in Metal‐Catalyzed Selective Oxidation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural into Furan‐Based Value‐Added Chemicals

S Zhang, Z Chen, JF Gu, W Sang, M Jiang… - The Chemical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), one of the most significant biomass‐derived renewable
resources, has been widely utilized to create furan‐based value‐added chemicals such as …

Composition control of Pd-based bimetallic alloys to boost selective hydrogenation of furfural in aqueous micelles

Y Chen, X He, M Zhang, L Chen, X Liu, B Liu… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Composition control of bimetallic alloys to regulate the hydrogenation of furfural into high
value-added derivatives is an important strategy for catalyst design, but remains a great …