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 …

Ru nanoparticles have been demonstrated to be highly active electrocatalysts for the
hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). At present, most of Ru nanoparticles-based HER …

The green synthesis of fine chemicals calls for a new generation of efficient and robust
catalysts. Single-atom catalysts (SACs), in which all metal species are atomically dispersed …

Formic acid is a widely used commodity chemical. It can be used as a safe, easily handled,
and transported source of hydrogen or carbon monoxide for different reactions, including …

Catalyst stability is one of the greatest challenges faced for the utilization of heterogeneous
catalysts in the development of biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels. As many …

The selective transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals into high-value
chemicals has become one of the important topics of current research as the current …

Photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-diformylfuran in water is an
economical and sustainable approach. We report a (Cu 2 O) x‖ TiO 2 photocatalyst with pn …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most important biomass-derived platform molecules and can
be produced from both C5 and C6 carbohydrates via tandem dehydration and hydrolysis …

Modulation of the electronic structure of metal-based catalysts proves to be useful for
optimizing the catalytic activity. However, precise modulation of the electronic structure at the …