Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Catalytic strategies towards lignin‑derived chemicals

S Van den Bosch, SF Koelewijn, T Renders… - Lignin Chemistry, 2020 - Springer
Lignin valorization represents a crucial, yet underexploited component in current
lignocellulosic biorefineries. An alluring opportunity is the selective depolymerization of …

Integrating lignin valorization and bio-ethanol production: on the role of Ni-Al 2 O 3 catalyst pellets during lignin-first fractionation

S Van den Bosch, T Renders, S Kennis… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising lignin-first
biorefinery strategy that yields nearly theoretical amounts of phenolic monomers by …

The role of pretreatment in the catalytic valorization of cellulose

Y Liao, BO de Beeck, K Thielemans, T Ennaert… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of fossil resources with the concerning climate change has pushed the
development of alternative and sustainable feedstocks for energy, chemicals, and materials …

Catalytic advancements in carboxylic acid ketonization and its perspectives on biomass valorisation

B Boekaerts, BF Sels - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Ketonization of (biomass) carboxylic acids is increasingly showing its potential as upgrading
strategy to renewable fuels and chemicals. Due to the growing amount of recent studies, an …

Synergetic effects of alcohol/water mixing on the catalytic reductive fractionation of poplar wood

T Renders, S Van den Bosch, T Vangeel… - ACS Sustainable …, 2016 - ACS Publications
One of the foremost challenges in lignocellulose conversion encompasses the integration of
effective lignin valorization in current carbohydrate-oriented biorefinery schemes. Catalytic …

Effective fractionation of lignocellulose in herbaceous biomass and hardwood using a mild acetone organosolv process

A Smit, W Huijgen - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Large-scale biorefineries converting lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals, fuels and
energy require a cost-effective pretreatment process that can effectively fractionate the three …

Conversion of plant biomass to furan derivatives and sustainable access to the new generation of polymers, functional materials and fuels

VM Chernyshev, OA Kravchenko… - Russian Chemical …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is an important versatile reagent, a so-called platform
chemical, that can be produced from plant biomass compounds: hexose carbohydrates and …

Unconventional pretreatment of lignocellulose with low‐temperature plasma

J Vanneste, T Ennaert, A Vanhulsel, B Sels - ChemSusChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lignocellulose represents a potential supply of sustainable feedstock for the production of
biofuels and chemicals. There is, however, an important cost and efficiency challenge …

Zeolite Synthesis under Nonconventional Conditions: Reagents, Reactors, and Modi Operandi

A Deneyer, Q Ke, J Devos, M Dusselier - Chemistry of Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
A myriad of tetrahedral molecular sieve frameworks, often siliceous, can be calculated in
silico. Only a tiny fraction (< 0.1%) of these can be synthesized on purpose. Only a small …