Critical review on the synthesis of levulinate esters from biomass-based feedstocks and their application

J Shan, Q Wang, H Hao, H Guo - Industrial & Engineering …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As one of the substitutes for traditional fossil energy, the biomass resource has attracted
extensive attention. Levulinate esters (LEs) are important green and high value-added …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoarchitectonics of sulfonated biochar from pine needles as catalyst for conversion of biomass derived chemicals to value added products

N Kumari, T Chhabra, S Kumar, V Krishnan - Catalysis Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Utilizing waste lignocellulosic biomass to synthesize biofuel precursors constructs an
important way to solve the current energy crisis. In this work, we have prepared a sulfonated …

Green synthesis of heterogeneous polymeric bio-based acid decorated with hydrophobic regulator for efficient catalytic production of biodiesel at low temperatures

Y Li, S Zhang, Z Li, H Zhang, H Li, S Yang - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is being deemed a kind of important renewable energy source and also shows the
great potential to replace fossil fuels to respond to global primary energy demands …

Current Approaches to Alkyl Levulinates via Efficient Valorization of Biomass Derivatives

X Liu, W Yang, Q Zhang, C Li, H Wu - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Biomass is a potential non-food, carbon-neutral, and abundant resource, which can be used
as an alternative to fossil fuels during the sustainable preparation of various platform …

[HTML][HTML] Lipase as a green and sustainable material for production of levulinate compounds: state of the art

KC Badgujar, VC Badgujar, BM Bhanage - Materials Science for Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Levulinate compounds are considered as a potential energy chemical and bio-lubricant of
the present century due to extraordinary application in fuel blending which improves the …

Lignin-derived biochar solid acid catalyst for fructose conversion into 5-ethoxymethylfurfural

T Dowaki, H Guo, RL Smith Jr - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin-derived biochar materials with acid functional groups (-COOH,–SO 3 H and–OH)
were synthesized by carbonization of lignin (Lig T) at T=(300, 400, 500)° C and mix ball …

Ethyl levulinate synthesis from biomass derivative chemicals using iron doped sulfonated carbon cryogel catalyst

MM Zainol, M Asmadi, P Iskandar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived intermediate chemicals, such as furfuryl alcohol (FA) and levulinic acid
(LA) are feeds for ethanolysis reaction to produce ethyl levulinate (EL). EL is a promising …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation and ethanolysis of furfural to ethyl levulinate using sulfonated Hf-or Ni-catalysts prepared with mixed solvents

H Hao, Y Abe, H Guo, X Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Bifunctional Lewis (L) acid (Ni-or Hf-) site–Brønsted (B) acid catalysts designed to promote
transfer hydrogenation reactions were prepared via hydrothermal and solvothermal methods …

Sustainably-derived sulfonated pinecone-based hydrochar catalyst for carbohydrate dehydration

H Guo, Y Isoda, T Honma, F Shen, RL Smith Jr - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste pinecones are a forest resource that have not been widely utilized as feedstocks for
producing catalytic materials. By combining waste pinecones with l-cysteine, they can be …

Ultrafast and selective adsorption of anionic dyes with amine-functionalized glucose-based adsorbents

M Liu, J Zheng, L Wang, Z Hu, S Lan, W Rao… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Synthesis of biomass-based carbonaceous adsorbents with high adsorption performance,
reusability, environmental-friendliness as well as low cost for water treatment remains a …