Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

FH Isikgor, CR Becer - Polymer chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy's “Top 10” revisited

JJ Bozell, GR Petersen - Green chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A biorefinery that supplements its manufacture of low value biofuels with high value
biobased chemicals can enable efforts to reduce nonrenewable fuel consumption while …

Recent advances on transition‐metal‐based layered double hydroxides nanosheets for electrocatalytic energy conversion

Y Wang, M Zhang, Y Liu, Z Zheng, B Liu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transition‐metal‐based layered double hydroxides (TM‐LDHs) nanosheets are promising
electrocatalysts in the renewable electrochemical energy conversion system, which are …

Tetramethylpiperidine N-Oxyl (TEMPO), Phthalimide N-Oxyl (PINO), and Related N-Oxyl Species: Electrochemical Properties and Their Use in Electrocatalytic …

JE Nutting, M Rafiee, SS Stahl - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
N-Oxyl compounds represent a diverse group of reagents that find widespread use as
catalysts for the selective oxidation of organic molecules in both laboratory and industrial …

Linear paired electrochemical valorization of glycerol enabled by the electro-Fenton process using a stable NiSe2 cathode

H Sheng, AN Janes, RD Ross, H Hofstetter, K Lee… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical valorization of surplus biomass-derived feedstocks, such as glycerol, into
high-value chemicals offers a sustainable route for utilization of biomass resources and …

Catalysis as an enabling science for sustainable polymers

X Zhang, M Fevre, GO Jones, RM Waymouth - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The replacement of current petroleum-based plastics with sustainable alternatives is a
crucial but formidable challenge for the modern society. Catalysis presents an enabling tool …

Selective Photoelectrocatalytic Glycerol Oxidation to Dihydroxyacetone via Enhanced Middle Hydroxyl Adsorption over a Bi2O3-Incorporated Catalyst

L Luo, W Chen, SM Xu, J Yang, M Li… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) glycerol oxidation offers a sustainable approach to produce
dihydroxyacetone (DHA) as a valuable chemical, which can find use in cosmetic …

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 …

Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials

W Yu, E Maynard, V Chiaradia, MC Arno… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …

An overview of biorefinery-derived platform chemicals from a cellulose and hemicellulose biorefinery

S Takkellapati, T Li, MA Gonzalez - Clean technologies and …, 2018 - Springer
Until recently, most of energy and industrially produced chemicals were derived from fossil
fuel-based resources. This along with the continued depletion of finite fossil resources and …