Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Transportation fuels from biomass fast pyrolysis, catalytic hydrodeoxygenation, and catalytic fast hydropyrolysis

TMH Dabros, MZ Stummann, M Høj, PA Jensen… - Progress in Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review presents and discusses the progress in combining fast pyrolysis and catalytic
hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) to produce liquid fuel from solid, lignocellulosic biomass. Fast …

Conversion of biomass-derived feedstocks into value-added chemicals over single-atom catalysts

S De, AS Burange, R Luque - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals into high-value
chemicals has become one of the important topics of current research as the current …

C–O bond activation using ultralow loading of noble metal catalysts on moderately reducible oxides

J Fu, J Lym, W Zheng, K Alexopoulos, AV Mironenko… - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Selective C–O activation of multifunctional molecules is essential for many important
chemical processes. Although reducible metal oxides are active and selective towards …

Metal catalysts for the efficient transformation of biomass‐derived HMF and furfural to value added chemicals

K Gupta, RK Rai, SK Singh - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Catalytic transformation of biomass‐derived compounds to different platform chemicals and
liquid fuel is a prominent way to reduce the global dependence on fossil resources. In past …

Selective C–C and C–O bond cleavage strategies for the thermochemical upgrading of (hemi) cellulosic biomass

R Sun, C Yang, Z Fang, N Zhu, M Zheng, K Guo… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing lignocellulose as an alternative green carbon resource is recognized as a vital
approach to drive the ongoing transition towards a sustainable manufacture of chemicals …

Efficient Synthesis of Furfuryl Alcohol from H2-Hydrogenation/Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural Using Sulfonate Group Modified Cu Catalyst

W Gong, C Chen, Y Zhang, H Zhou… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A copper-based catalyst, which was supported by sulfonate group (− SO3H) grafted active
carbon (AC), was prepared and activated simultaneously by liquid phase chemical reduction …

Highly active, ultra-low loading single-atom iron catalysts for catalytic transfer hydrogenation

Z An, P Yang, D Duan, J Li, T Wan, Y Kong… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Highly effective and selective noble metal-free catalysts attract significant attention. Here, a
single-atom iron catalyst is fabricated by saturated adsorption of trace iron onto zeolitic …

Electrochemical production of methyltetrahydrofuran, a biofuel for diesel engines

MD Stankovic, JF Sperryn, RS Delima… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Methyltetrahydrofuran (MTHF) can be derived from non-edible biomass and used to replace
diesel fuel. MTHF can be produced through the hydrogenation of furfural using hydrogen …

Mechanisms for high selectivity in the hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over PtCo nanocrystals

J Luo, H Yun, AV Mironenko, K Goulas, JD Lee… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Carbon-supported, Pt and PtCo nanocrystals (NCs) with controlled size and composition
were synthesized and examined for hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural …