Photocatalytic transformations of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals

X Wu, N Luo, S **e, H Zhang, Q Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
As the largest renewable carbon resource, lignocellulosic biomass has great potential to
replace fossil resources for the production of high-value chemicals, in particular organic …

Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

C Xu, E Paone, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-
edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan …

Graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts: toward efficient organic transformation for value-added chemicals production

A Akhundi, A Badiei, GM Ziarani, A Habibi-Yangjeh… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic transformation of organic materials is widely known as one of the most
favorable procedures to fabricate value-added compounds. Achieving considerable …

Photocatalytic Selective Oxidation of HMF Coupled with H2 Evolution on Flexible Ultrathin gC3N4 Nanosheets with Enhanced N–H Interaction

X Bao, M Liu, Z Wang, D Dai, P Wang, H Cheng… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solar-driven catalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2, 5-diformylfuran
(DFF) coupled with H2 evolution has been considered a promising approach. The …

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 …

Recent advances in the photocatalytic conversion of biomass-derived furanic compounds

C Li, J Li, L Qin, P Yang, DG Vlachos - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Photocatalysis has recently been highlighted as an environmentally friendly and energy-
saving method toward biomass conversion. In this review, recent advances in the …

(Chemo) biocatalytic upgrading of biobased furanic platforms to chemicals, fuels, and materials: a comprehensive review

N Li, MH Zong - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biobased furans, such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid,
are recognized as the top-value platform chemicals in the valorization of biomass to …

Photocatalytic materials for sustainable chemistry via cooperative photoredox catalysis

FK Shang, YH Li, MY Qi, ZR Tang, YJ Xu - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Utilizing photocatalytic technology to reduce water or carbon dioxide to solar fuels and to
selectively or non-selectively oxidize organics to their respective target products, is a …

Sunlight-driven photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over a cuprous oxide-anatase heterostructure in aqueous phase

Q Zhang, H Zhang, B Gu, Q Tang, Q Cao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2, 5-diformylfuran in water is an
economical and sustainable approach. We report a (Cu 2 O) x‖ TiO 2 photocatalyst with pn …

Perylene imide supermolecule promote oxygen to superoxide radical for ultrafast photo-oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Y Guo, B Liu, J Zhang, G Wang, C Pan, H Zhao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Photocatalytic preparation of 2, 5-diformylfuran (DFF) from biomass 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), is subjected to a low conversion efficiency. In view of …