Recent advances in advanced oxidation processes for removal of contaminants from water: A comprehensive review

A Giwa, A Yusuf, HA Balogun, NS Sambudi… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water reuse for drinking, irrigation, district cooling, process heating/cooling, landsca**,
etc. remains pivotal to water security and sustainability. Advanced oxidation processes …

Bio-based chemicals from renewable biomass for integrated biorefineries

K Kohli, R Prajapati, BK Sharma - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The production of chemicals from biomass, a renewable feedstock, is highly desirable in
replacing petrochemicals to make biorefineries more economical. The best approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Valorisation of crude glycerol to value-added products: Perspectives of process technology, economics and environmental issues

J Kaur, AK Sarma, MK Jha, P Gera - Biotechnology Reports, 2020 - Elsevier
The enormous production of glycerol, a waste stream from biodiesel industries, as a low-
value product has been causing a threat to both the environment and the economy …

Conversion of biomass into chemicals over metal catalysts

M Besson, P Gallezot, C Pinel - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Carbon materials as catalyst supports and catalysts in the transformation of biomass to fuels and chemicals

E Lam, JHT Luong - ACS catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon plays a dual role as a catalyst or a catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic
biomass transformation reactions due to its large specific surface area, high porosity …

Lactic acid as a platform chemical in the biobased economy: the role of chemocatalysis

M Dusselier, P Van Wouwe, A Dewaele… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Upcoming bio-refineries will be at the heart of the manufacture of future transportation fuels,
chemicals and materials. A narrow number of platform molecules are envisioned to bridge …

Hydrogenolysis goes bio: from carbohydrates and sugar alcohols to platform chemicals

AM Ruppert, K Weinberg… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In view of the diminishing oil resources and the ongoing climate change, the use of efficient
and environmentally benign technologies for the utilization of renewable resources has …

Production of lactic acid/lactates from biomass and their catalytic transformations to commodities

P Maki-Arvela, IL Simakova, T Salmi… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Production of Lactic Acid/Lactates from Biomass and Their Catalytic Transformations to
Commodities | Chemical Reviews ACS ACS Publications C&EN CAS Find my institution Log In …

Glycerol hydrogenolysis into useful C3 chemicals

D Sun, Y Yamada, S Sato, W Ueda - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016 - Elsevier
Applications of renewable biomass provide facile routes to alleviate the shortage of fossil
fuels as well as to reduce the emission of CO 2. Glycerol, which is currently produced as a …

Beyond petrochemicals: the renewable chemicals industry

PNR Vennestrøm, CM Osmundsen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2011 - infona.pl
From petroleum to bioleum: Since biomass is a limited resource, it is necessary to consider
its best use. The production of select chemicals from biomass, rather than its use as fuel …