A wide variety of commodity chemicals can be produced from the catalytic oxidation of
carbohydrates or carbohydrate derived molecules including formic acid, acetic acid, glycolic …

Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a fascinating polymer with a three-dimensional structure formed
by nanofibers of pure cellulose, synthesized by some bacteria and organized as a coherent …

Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Exploitation of polymers as effective starting materials to produce various valuable catalysts
is attracting the attention of industrial and academic researchers. Moreover, among all …

After the long-held assumption of the unreactivity of gold, numerous reactions catalyzed by
this noble metal have been increasingly emerging in the literature over the past 2 decades …

The past few decades have witnessed significant advances in the development of
functionalized gold nanoparticles for applications in various fields such as chemistry …

Gold has been used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts for thousands of years due to its
stability in air. Catalytic researchers were long misled by this common sense until the …

Biomass has emerged as a potential alternative feedstock to dwindling fossil fuel reserves.
Starting in the 1990s, extensive research has been directed towards the synthesis of useful …