Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels

C Li, X Zhao, A Wang, GW Huber, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biomass is any organic matter that is renewable over time. In the context of energy, this is
often used to mean plant-based materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes …

Gas/vapour separation using ultra-microporous metal–organic frameworks: insights into the structure/separation relationship

K Adil, Y Belmabkhout, RS Pillai, A Cadiau… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The separation of related molecules with similar physical/chemical properties is of prime
industrial importance and practically entails a substantial energy penalty, typically …

The multi-scale challenges of biomass fast pyrolysis and bio-oil upgrading: Review of the state of art and future research directions

M Sharifzadeh, M Sadeqzadeh, M Guo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass fast pyrolysis is potentially one of the cheapest routes toward renewable liquid
fuels. Its commercialization, however, poses a multi-scale challenge, which starts with the …

Upgrading of lignin-derived bio-oils by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation

M Saidi, F Samimi, D Karimipourfard… - Energy & …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The incentive for use of renewable resources to replace fossil sources is motivating
extensive research on new and alternative fuels derived from biomass. Bio-oils derived from …

Bifunctional catalysts for upgrading of biomass-derived oxygenates: a review

AM Robinson, JE Hensley, JW Medlin - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Deoxygenation is an important reaction in the conversion of biomass-derived oxygenates to
fuels and chemicals. A key route for biomass refining involves the production of pyrolysis oil …

Hydrotreatment of pyrolysis bio-oil: A review

Y Han, M Gholizadeh, CC Tran, S Kaliaguine… - Fuel processing …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fast pyrolysis converts> 60 wt% of lignocellulosic materials into bio-oil. The two-step bio-oil
hydrotreatment concept has had a major impact in the development of bio-oil hydro …

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for bio-oil upgrading via “ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis”: catalyst development through the study of model compounds

DA Ruddy, JA Schaidle, JR Ferrell III, J Wang… - Green …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Advances in heterogeneous catalysis are driven by the structure–function relationships that
define catalyst performance (ie, activity, selectivity, lifetime). To understand these …

A review on the upgradation techniques of pyrolysis oil

ARK Gollakota, M Reddy, MD Subramanyam… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper provides insights on the properties of bio-oil obtained from various feedstock and
several available mechanisms for bio-oil upgrading. A comprehensive detail on the catalytic …

Transportation fuels from biomass fast pyrolysis, catalytic hydrodeoxygenation, and catalytic fast hydropyrolysis

TMH Dabros, MZ Stummann, M Høj, PA Jensen… - Progress in Energy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review presents and discusses the progress in combining fast pyrolysis and catalytic
hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) to produce liquid fuel from solid, lignocellulosic biomass. Fast …

Utilization of lignin: A sustainable and eco-friendly approach

A Kumar, J Kumar, T Bhaskar - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of renewable carbon sources as a substitute for fossil resources is an extensively
essential and fascinating research area for addressing the current issues related to climate …