Expanding the boundary of biorefinery: organonitrogen chemicals from biomass

X Chen, S Song, H Li, G Gözaydın… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Organonitrogen chemicals are essential in many aspects of modern life. Over
80% of the top 200 prescribed pharmaceutical products contain at least one nitrogen atom in …

Chitin and chitosan on the nanoscale

T **, T Liu, E Lam, A Moores - Nanoscale Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In a matter of decades, nanomaterials from biomass, exemplified by nanocellulose, have
rapidly transitioned from once being a subject of curiosity to an area of fervent research and …

“The good, the bad and the ugly” of chitosans

B Bellich, I D'Agostino, S Semeraro, A Gamini… - Marine drugs, 2016 - mdpi.com
The objective of this paper is to emphasize the fact that while consistent interest has been
paid to the industrial use of chitosan, minor attention has been devoted to spread the …

Preparation of nitrogen-containing chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass and nitrogen-rich organic solid waste by pyrolysis: Characteristics, reaction mechanisms …

Z He, A Zhao, S Liu, Y Chen, J Liu, W Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nitrogen-containing chemicals (eg, pyrroles, indoles, pyridines, and their derivatives) are
platform compounds for the synthesis of agricultural chemicals and drugs. The production of …

Research progress on pyrolysis of nitrogen-containing biomass for fuels, materials, and chemicals production

J **ong, S Zhang, L Ke, Q Wu, Q Zhang, X Cui… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of nitrogen-containing biomass holds tremendous potential for producing varieties
of high value-added products, alleviating energy depletion. Based on the research status …

Upgrading of marine (fish and crustaceans) biowaste for high added-value molecules and bio (nano)-materials

T Maschmeyer, R Luque, M Selva - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Currently, the Earth is subjected to environmental pressure of unprecedented proportions in
the history of mankind. The inexorable growth of the global population and the …

Bio-based amines through sustainable heterogeneous catalysis

M Pelckmans, T Renders, S Van de Vyver, BF Sels - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of amines from biomass is a growing field of interest. Particularly the
amination of bio-based alcohols receives a lot of attention. In this review, we discuss recent …

Hydrodeoxygenation of potential platform chemicals derived from biomass to fuels and chemicals

K Tomishige, M Yabushita, J Cao, Y Nakagawa - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass valorization has emerged as a promising and sustainable means of
accommodating value-added chemicals. To produce such chemicals, various transformation …

Shell biorefinery: dream or reality?

X Chen, H Yang, N Yan - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Shell biorefinery, referring to the fractionation of crustacean shells into their major
components and the transformation of each component into value‐added chemicals and …

Boosting 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran production from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in γ-valerolactone by a dissolution-dehydration effect

X Ji, J Kou, G Gözaydın, X Chen - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitin biorefinery offers a unique opportunity to sustainably produce highly-valued
organonitrogen compounds such as the versatile pharmaceutical precursor 3-acetamido-5 …