Organic synthesis with the most abundant transition metal–iron: from rust to multitasking catalysts

S Rana, JP Biswas, S Paul, A Paik… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In industries and academic laboratories, several late transition metal-catalyzed prerequisite
reactions are widely performed during single and multistep synthesis. However, besides the …

Iron catalysis in reduction and hydrometalation reactions

D Wei, C Darcel - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The last two decades have seen an impressive improvement of the use of iron as a
fascinating and valuable alternative transition metal in homogeneous catalysis in terms of …

Heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation as an effective pathway in biomass upgrading

MJ Gilkey, B Xu - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reducing oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is
a key step in their upgrading to fuels and valuable chemicals. Organic molecules, eg …

Biomass waste as sustainable raw material for energy and fuels

NM Clauser, G González, CM Mendieta, J Kruyeniski… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development is the common goal of the current concepts of bioeconomy and
circular economy. In this sense, the biorefineries platforms are a strategic factor to increase …

Formic acid, a biomass-derived source of energy and hydrogen for biomass upgrading

F Valentini, V Kozell, C Petrucci, A Marrocchi… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Formic acid is a main product from biomass-derived carbohydrates and is attracting ever
more attention as a sustainable hydrogen source, owing to its high volumetric hydrogen …

Conversion of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates into biofuels and high-value chemicals

L Yan, Q Yao, Y Fu - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most important biomass-derived platform molecules and can
be produced from both C5 and C6 carbohydrates via tandem dehydration and hydrolysis …

Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) as H‐source for bio‐derived fuels and additives production

F Valentini, A Marrocchi… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) are attractive materials for their ability to generate
in situ hydrogen that may be directly used to produce target biofuel precursors, fuels or fuel …

Valorization of levulinic acid over non-noble metal catalysts: challenges and opportunities

Z Xue, Q Liu, J Wang, T Mu - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA), easily derived from cellulose via an acid catalytic process, is an
attractive biomass-derived platform chemical which can be converted into various valuable …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone from different biomass-derived feedstocks: Recent advances on reaction mechanisms and catalytic systems

Z Yu, X Lu, C Liu, Y Han, N Ji - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is
considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil …

Falling leaves return to their roots: a review on the preparation of γ‐valerolactone from lignocellulose and its application in the conversion of lignocellulose

R Xu, K Liu, H Du, H Liu, X Cao, X Zhao, G Qu… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract γ‐Valerolactone (GVL), derived from renewable lignocellulosic biomass, has been
considered as a cost‐competitive and green platform chemical. With the increasingly …