Innovative valorization of naturally abundant and renewable lignocellulosic biomass is of
great importance in the pursuit of a sustainable future and biobased economy. Ionic liquids …

The production of chemicals from biomass, a renewable feedstock, is highly desirable in
replacing petrochemicals to make biorefineries more economical. The best approach to …

Over the last century, the world has become increasingly dependent on oil as its main
source of chemicals and energy. Driven largely by the strong economic growth of India and …

In recent decades, there has been an increasing effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels and
oil derivatives, to decrease environmental pollution, and to counteract global warming. The …

Biomass has emerged as a potential alternative feedstock to dwindling fossil fuel reserves.
Starting in the 1990s, extensive research has been directed towards the synthesis of useful …

In recent years, substantial interest has been devoted to the conversion of biomass-derived
carbohydrates into furanic aldehydes such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and 5 …

The quest to achieve a sustainable supply of both energy and chemicals is one of the great
challenges of this century. 5-(Hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF), the long-known dehydration …

Ionic liquids with chlorometallate anions may not have been the first ionic liquids, however, it
was their development that lead to the recognition that ionic liquids are a distinct, and useful …

Lignocellulosic biomass contains about 45% cellulose. Conversion of cellulose and
cellulose-derived glucose into value-added chemicals and liquid fuels benefits sustainable …

The production of renewable chemicals is gaining attention over the past few years. The
natural resources from which they can be derived in a sustainable way are most abundant in …