Polymeric materials play a key role in modern industry. Owing to outstanding and very
versatile properties of polymers, they have rather quickly occupied the great niche of …

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 …

Several industrial chemicals were prepared by hydrogenation of furfural over γ-Al 2 O 3-
supported Pt and Pd catalysts. These catalysts were active even at room temperature (25° …

In view of the diminishing oil resources and the ongoing climate change, the use of efficient
and environmentally benign technologies for the utilization of renewable resources has …

Applications of renewable biomass provide facile routes to alleviate the shortage of fossil
fuels as well as to reduce the emission of CO 2. Glycerol, which is currently produced as a …

Production of biomass-derived chemicals requires the decrease of oxygen content in
substrates because building blocks in biomass refinery have high oxygen content. C–O …

Achieving carbon neutralization by CO2 photoreduction (CO2PR) has attracted extensive
attention. However, limited selectivity and harsh reaction conditions impede its practical …

Today, the price of glycerol has dramatically dropped due to its oversupply from biodiesel
production as well as oleochemical industry. Thus, it is essential to develop processes to …

The increasing use of bio-based fuels and fuel additives, among them biodiesel, causes
significant surplus of crude glycerol on the market which creates new challenges in terms of …

Bi-functional heterogeneous catalysts combining a noble metal with an oxophilic metal
(mainly W or Re) were reported to be selective for the Csingle bondO hydrogenolysis of …