In recent decades, the quest for renewable and sustainable alternatives, namely
biomass/bio waste, has been prompted by rising environmental concerns, demand, and the …

Conspectus A key theme of heterogeneous catalysis research is achieving control of the
environment surrounding the active site to precisely steer the reactivity toward desired …

The high oxygen content of pyrolysis bio-oil with many organic functional groups in it limits
its direct application as a blendstock. The upgradation of biomass-derived oxygenates into …

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is one of the most promising strategies to transform
oxygen-rich biomass derivatives into high value-added chemicals and fuels, but highly …

Herein, a defective zeolite–carbon (CFR@ HZSM-5) nanocomposite-supported nano-scale
Pd catalyst (Pd/CFR@ HZSM-5) was facilely synthesized for selective “H2-free” …

Constructing surface defective structures (eg, oxygen vacancies) on metal catalysts may
alter their surface electronic properties, thus controlling the absorption and activation of …

Wettability regulation is an effective strategy to modulate the active sites of catalysts and
provides a powerful method to create efficient catalysts for a wide range of reactions …

Pickering emulsions stabilized by solid catalysts have received an increasing amount of
attention as a reaction platform because of potential applications in the chemical industry …

Currently, rapidly increasing consumption of fossil resources has propelled the upgrading of
biomass as an alternative and sustainable technology to produce important chemicals and …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) is regarded as a promising technology for upgrading
biomass to fuels and valuable chemicals in the presence of heterogeneous catalysts. In this …