Microporous zeolites that can act as heterogeneous catalysts have continued to attract a
great deal of academic and industrial interest, but current progress in their synthesis and …

Supported metal nanoparticles, M-NPs, are of great scientific and economic interest as they
encompass application in chemical manufacturing, oil refining and environmental catalysis …

The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Sustainable solvents are a topic of growing interest in both the research community and the
chemical industry due to a growing awareness of the impact of solvents on pollution, energy …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-
competition with the food sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this …

The distinct physicochemical properties and renewable origin of gamma-valerolactone
(GVL) have provided opportunities for diversifying its applications, particularly as a green …

The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Transition-metal-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation with an in situ hydrogen donor has
received a great deal of attention from both academia and industry as an alternative to the …

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 …

Hydrogenation is one of the most fundamental transformations in organic synthesis, and its
industrial applications span from fine chemicals to pharmaceuticals synthesis. 1− 3 Direct …