Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, esters, and related compounds over heterogeneous catalysts: a step toward sustainable and carbon-neutral processes

R Qu, K Junge, M Beller - Chemical Reviews, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

Review of supported metal nanoparticles: synthesis methodologies, advantages and application as catalysts

MJ Ndolomingo, N Bingwa, R Meijboom - Journal of Materials Science, 2020‏ - Springer
Supported metal nanoparticles, M-NPs, are of great scientific and economic interest as they
encompass application in chemical manufacturing, oil refining and environmental catalysis …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

Surface-active site engineering: Synergy of photo-and supermolecular catalysis in hydrogen transfer enables biomass upgrading and H2 evolution

Y Meng, Y Jian, J Li, H Wu, H Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The appropriate regulation of photocatalyst band structure by simultaneous introduction of
active sites is an effective strategy in constructing efficient photocatalytic systems for …

Selective production of γ-valerolactone or 1, 4-pentanediol from levulinic acid/esters over Co-based catalyst: Importance of the synergy of hydrogenation sites and …

Y Shao, S Ba, K Sun, G Gao, M Fan, J Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Valerolactone (GVL) or 1, 4-pentanediol (1, 4-PDO) are the value-added
chemicals, selectivities of which from conversion of levulinic acid/ester depend on balanced …

Electron-rich ruthenium single-atom alloy for aqueous levulinic acid hydrogenation

S Shao, Y Yang, K Sun, S Yang, A Li, F Yang… - ACS …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Modulation of the electronic structure of metal-based catalysts proves to be useful for
optimizing the catalytic activity. However, precise modulation of the electronic structure at the …

Hybrid mesoporous silica/noble-metal nanoparticle materials—synthesis and catalytic applications

M Davidson, Y Ji, GJ Leong, NC Kovach… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Due to the uniform and stable pore structure, mesoporous silica has attracted increasing
research attention as a catalyst support material. As a large family of mesoporous silica …

Recent advances in ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation reactions of renewable biomass-derived levulinic acid in aqueous media

A Seretis, P Diamantopoulou, I Thanou… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is classified as a key platform chemical for the development of future
biorefineries, owing to its broad spectrum of potential applications and because it is simply …

Synergy in Sn-Mn oxide boosting the hydrogenation catalysis of supported Pt nanoparticles for selective conversion of levulinic acid

Y Lu, Y Wang, Q Tang, Q Cao, W Fang - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The synergistic effect in a bimetallic oxide usually plays a vital role in determining the
behavior of supported-metal catalysts. We show the unique synergy in a Sn x Mn 1 O y …

Bimetallic Ni-Zn@ OMC catalyst for selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone in water

Y Tang, J Fu, Y Wang, H Guo, X Qi - Fuel Processing Technology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone is one of the important reactions for
conversion of biomass into renewable fuels and chemicals. Ni-Zn non-noble bimetallic …