Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

R Mariscal, P Maireles-Torres, M Ojeda… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

How catalysts and experimental conditions determine the selective hydroconversion of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

S Chen, R Wojcieszak, F Dumeignil, E Marceau… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Recent advances in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol over heterogeneous catalysts

Z An, J Li - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) has recently emerged as a highly attractive approach
for achieving biomass-based hydrogenation due to its avoidance of high-pressure fossil …

Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals

DM Alonso, SG Wettstein, JA Dumesic - Chemical Society Reviews, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Research interest in biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals has increased significantly
in the last decade as the necessity for a renewable source of carbon has become more …

Furfural: A Promising Platform Compound for Sustainable Production of C4 and C5 Chemicals

X Li, P Jia, T Wang - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Furfural is a promising renewable platform compound derived from lignocellulosic biomass
that can be further converted to biofuels and biochemicals. The highly functionalized …

Production, properties and catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to fuel additives and value-added chemicals

K Yan, G Wu, T Lafleur, C Jarvis - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
As our high dependence on the supply of diminishing fossil fuel reserves raise great
concerns in its environmental, political and economic consequences, utilization of …

Earth-abundant 3d-transition-metal catalysts for lignocellulosic biomass conversion

Y Feng, S Long, X Tang, Y Sun, R Luque… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transformation of biomass to chemicals and fuels is a long-term goal in both science and
industry. However, high cost is one of the major obstacles to the industrialization of this …

Catalytic reduction of biomass-derived furanic compounds with hydrogen

Y Nakagawa, M Tamura, K Tomishige - ACS catalysis, 2013 - ACS Publications
Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are important platform chemicals in biorefinery.
Reduction of furfural or HMF with H2 over heterogeneous catalysts is the simplest way to …

A review on commercial-scale high-value products that can be produced alongside cellulosic ethanol

O Rosales-Calderon, V Arantes - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
The demand for fossil derivate fuels and chemicals has increased, augmenting concerns on
climate change, global economic stability, and sustainability on fossil resources. Therefore …