Electrocatalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived organics: a review

SA Akhade, N Singh, OY Gutiérrez… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sustainable energy generation calls for a shift away from centralized, high-temperature,
energy-intensive processes to decentralized, low-temperature conversions that can be …

Review of supported metal nanoparticles: synthesis methodologies, advantages and application as catalysts

MJ Ndolomingo, N Bingwa, R Meijboom - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
Supported metal nanoparticles, M-NPs, are of great scientific and economic interest as they
encompass application in chemical manufacturing, oil refining and environmental catalysis …

Green synthesis of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) through hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid using non-noble metal catalysts: A critical review

S Dutta, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, YH Ng, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The distinct physicochemical properties and renewable origin of gamma-valerolactone
(GVL) have provided opportunities for diversifying its applications, particularly as a green …

Biomass waste as sustainable raw material for energy and fuels

NM Clauser, G González, CM Mendieta, J Kruyeniski… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable development is the common goal of the current concepts of bioeconomy and
circular economy. In this sense, the biorefineries platforms are a strategic factor to increase …

Sustainable production of levulinic acid and its derivatives for fuel additives and chemicals: progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, U Farooq, G Bary, MM Azim, X Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation as an effective pathway in biomass upgrading

MJ Gilkey, B Xu - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reducing oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is
a key step in their upgrading to fuels and valuable chemicals. Organic molecules, eg …

Levulinic acid biorefineries: new challenges for efficient utilization of biomass

FD Pileidis, MM Titirici - ChemSusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Levulinic acid is a sustainable platform molecule that can be upgraded to valuable
chemicals and fuel additives. This article focuses on the catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid …

Green processing of lignocellulosic biomass and its derivatives in deep eutectic solvents

X Tang, M Zuo, Z Li, H Liu, C **ong, X Zeng… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The scientific community has been seeking cost‐competitive and green solvents with good
dissolving capacity for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass. At this point, deep eutectic …

Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources

F Shen, X **ong, J Fu, J Yang, M Qiu, X Qi… - … and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass resources have been considered as one of the most promising renewable
feedstocks to replace fossil resources. However, valorization of biomass is still challenging …

Production and catalytic transformation of levulinic acid: A platform for speciality chemicals and fuels

K Yan, C Jarvis, J Gu, Y Yan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable and abundant source that can be used as a
replacement for fossil resources in the sustainable production of speciality chemicals and …