Hydrothermal treatment of biomass feedstocks for sustainable production of chemicals, fuels, and materials: progress and perspectives

B Zhang, BK Biswal, J Zhang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrothermal process is an emerging technology that contributes to sustainable production
of biomass-derived chemicals, fuels, and materials. This technology uses hot compressed …

Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges

H Li, HA Aguirre-Villegas, RD Allen, X Bai… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Less than 10% of the plastics generated globally are recycled, while the rest are incinerated,
accumulated in landfills, or leak into the environment. New technologies are emerging to …

Water electrolysis for hydrogen production: from hybrid systems to self-powered/catalyzed devices

JT Ren, L Chen, HY Wang, WW Tian… - Energy & Environmental …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The electrocatalytic splitting of water holds great promise as a sustainable and
environmentally friendly technology for hydrogen production. However, the sluggish kinetics …

Cooperative Coupling of H2O2 Production and Organic Synthesis over a Floatable Polystyrene‐Sphere‐Supported TiO2/Bi2O3 S‐Scheme Photocatalyst

B He, Z Wang, P **ao, T Chen, J Yu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cooperative coupling of photocatalytic H2O2 production with organic synthesis has an
expansive perspective in converting solar energy into storable chemical energy. However …

Transition metals-catalyzed amination of biomass feedstocks for sustainable construction of N-heterocycles

Q Yan, X Wu, H Jiang, H Wang, F Xu, H Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition metals, which are of diversity in their bonding orbitals, have a variety of significant
oxidation states and more complex chemical properties compared to the main group metals …

Selective electrooxidation of biomass‐derived alcohols to aldehydes in a neutral medium: promoted water dissociation over a nickel‐oxide‐supported ruthenium …

R Ge, Y Wang, Z Li, M Xu, SM Xu, H Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The biomass‐derived alcohol oxidation reaction (BDAOR) holds great promise for
sustainable production of chemicals. However, selective electrooxidation of alcohols to …

A unified view on catalytic conversion of biomass and waste plastics

K Lee, Y **g, Y Wang, N Yan - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Originating from the desire to improve sustainability, producing fuels and chemicals from the
conversion of biomass and waste plastic has become an important research topic in the …

The refinery of the future

ETC Vogt, BM Weckhuysen - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Fossil fuels—coal, oil and gas—supply most of the world's energy and also form the basis of
many products essential for everyday life. Their use is the largest contributor to the carbon …

Regulation of Redox Molecular Junctions in Covalent Organic Frameworks for H2O2 Photosynthesis Coupled with Biomass Valorization

JN Chang, JW Shi, Q Li, S Li, YR Wang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
H2O2 photosynthesis coupled with biomass valorization can not only maximize the energy
utilization but also realize the production of value‐added products. Here, a series of COFs …

Intermetallic synergy in platinum–cobalt electrocatalysts for selective C–O bond cleavage

R Wu, Q Meng, J Yan, Z Zhang, B Chen, H Liu, J Tai… - Nature Catalysis, 2024 - nature.com
Catalysts with tailored structures are crucial to determine the selectivity of chemical
reactions. However, the design of catalyst structures for the selective cleavage of hydroxylic …