Biomass is a kind of renewable and abundant resource that can be seen as an important
candidate to solve the energy crisis. Levulinic acid (LA) and levulinate esters (LEs) have …

Valerate esters (VAEs) commonly derived from levulinic acid (LA), which is deemed as one
of the most promising biomass platform molecules, have been hailed as “valeric biofuels” in …

Gamma valerolactone (GVL) is an important chemical feedstock from which several value-
added fine chemicals, fuels and fuel additives are manufactured. GVL is the product …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry can significantly contribute to
respect the various international agreements on climate change. One of the most promising …

Transfer hydrogenation (TH) processes are receiving great attention for biomass valorization
and ruthenium (II) complexes are renowned TH catalysts both on laboratory and industrial …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass as raw materials for the production of biofuels is
increasing. There are several potential processes valorizing these raw materials, but the …

Butyl levulinate (BL) represents a novel diesel bio-blendstock and a versatile intermediate
and solvent. The one-pot acid-catalyzed conversion of C6-feedstocks, employing n-butanol …

Selective production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) is
challenging over non-noble metal catalysts but attractive due to the promising application of …

γ-Valerolactone is one of the value-added products obtained from levulinic acid
hydrogenation, having tremendous applications in fuels and chemicals. In this work, several …

In this work, Cu nanoparticles (Cu NPs, 2‐20 nm) supported on Hydrotalcite catalysts exhibit
enhanced selectivity for γ‐valerolactone (GVL) during hydrogenolysis of levulinic acid (LA) …