Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Levoglucosan: a promising platform molecule?

II Junior, MA Do Nascimento, ROMA de Souza… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant carbon source and it is a base of the whole
biorefinery concept. Levoglucosan (1, 6-anhydro-β-D-glucopyranose)(LG) is an anhydrous …

Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Mechanistic understanding of cellulose β-1, 4-glycosidic cleavage via photocatalysis

H Zhao, CF Li, X Yu, N Zhong, ZY Hu, Y Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Photoreforming of lignocellulosic biomass is an emerging and sustainable strategy for
coproduction of high-value chemicals and fuels. Challenges remain to selectively convert …

Synergistic effect of high-frequency ultrasound with cupric oxide catalyst resulting in a selectivity switch in glucose oxidation under argon

PN Amaniampong, QT Trinh… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
We report here, and rationalize, a synergistic effect between a non-noble metal oxide
catalyst (CuO) and high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) on glucose oxidation. While CuO and …

[HTML][HTML] Catalysts and processes for gluconic and glucaric acids production: A comprehensive review of market and chemical routes

JV Machado, MLA da Silva, CLS Silva… - Catalysis …, 2023 - Elsevier
Glucaric acid and gluconic acid, compounds with diverse applications, have market values
projected to reach $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion by 2028, respectively. The one-pot glucose …

Elucidating the reaction pathway of glucose electrooxidation to its valuable products: the influence of mass transport and electrode potential on the product distribution

N Schlegel, A Bagger, J Rossmeisl… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Converting glucose electrochemically to its valuable derivatives, gluconic and glucaric
acids, is a promising process for the utilization of renewable carbon sources. Understanding …

Gold catalysts for the selective oxidation of biomass‐derived products

S Cattaneo, M Stucchi, A Villa, L Prati - ChemCatChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass constitutes a renewable source for new chemical platforms. Among other
processes the catalytic ones represent a green alternative when active and selective …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of glucuronic acid on inducing self-assembly of Au nanoflowers@ glucuronic acid on carbon cloth for non-enzymatic glucose sensing

T Yuwen, H Zou, S Xu, C Wu, Q Peng, D Shu… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural materials' structural variation boosts their performance. Therefore, the precise
manipulation of the structure and properties of nanomaterials by self-assembly is a topic of …

Influence of stabilisers on the catalytic activity of supported Au colloidal nanoparticles for the liquid phase oxidation of glucose to glucaric acid: understanding the …

E Monti, A Ventimiglia, L Forster… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Supported Au colloidal nanoparticles have been prepared in the presence of stabilising
polymers, such as, PVA, PVP and PEG (polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene …