Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Biomass fast pyrolysis is potentially one of the cheapest routes toward renewable liquid
fuels. Its commercialization, however, poses a multi-scale challenge, which starts with the …

Bio-oil derived from fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic materials is among the most complex
and inexpensive raw oils that can be produced today. Although commercial or …

Increasing energy demand, especially in the transportation sector, and soaring CO2
emissions necessitate the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Despite the large …

With increased availability and decreased cost, ethanol is potentially a promising platform
molecule for the production of a variety of value-added chemicals. In this review, we provide …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) supported on MgCuCr2O4-spinel are highly active and
selective for the aerobic oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde (conversion 100%; yield∼ …

Carbon-supported metal catalysts (Cu/C, Fe/C, Pd/C, Pt/C, PdFe/C, and Ru/C) were
characterized and evaluated for vapor-phase hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of guaiacol (GUA) …

Ethanol is presently the most common liquid fuel derived from biomass. One way of meeting
the growing demand for heavier middle-distillate fuels—diesel and jet fuels comprising …

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 …

Alcohol coupling, also known as the Guerbet reaction, is a potentially important process to
increase the value of short chain alcohols. Metal oxides, metal phosphates, and supported …