For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Biobased production of furfural has been known for decades. Nevertheless, bioeconomy
and circular economy concepts is much more recent and has motivated a regain of interest …

Prior to the discovery of inexpensive fossil fuels, our society was dependent on plant
biomass to meet its energy demands. The discovery of crude oil, in the 19th century, created …

Vegetable biomass is generated from CO2 and H2O using sunlight as the energy source,
producing O2 as a subproduct. The primary products formed are C6-and C5-sugars that …

Furan derivatives, such as 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural, obtained from
renewable biomass-derived carbohydrates have potential to be sustainable substitutes for …

Hemicellulose, the second, most common polysaccharide in nature constitutes
approximately 20—35% of lignocellulosic biomass. Effective utilization of biomass, hitherto …

We have prepared a series of well-characterized acid catalysts, including Zr–P, SiO2–
Al2O3, WOX/ZrO2, γ-Al2O3, and HY zeolite and tested them for aqueous-phase dehydration …

In this paper we present a new process to produce furfural and co-products of formic and
acetic acids from waste aqueous hemicellulose solutions using a continuous two zone …

The production of value-added chemicals from renewable sources, such as biomass-
derived carbohydrates, is an emerging field. The amount of publications in the field of …