Biomass photoreforming for hydrogen and value‐added chemicals co‐production on hierarchically porous photocatalysts

H Zhao, J Liu, N Zhong, S Larter, Y Li… - Advanced Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass, a naturally abundant, sustainable and clean resource has great potential as an
alternative to replace the limited fossil feedstock for value‐added chemicals and fuels …

Hydrodeoxygenation of potential platform chemicals derived from biomass to fuels and chemicals

K Tomishige, M Yabushita, J Cao, Y Nakagawa - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass valorization has emerged as a promising and sustainable means of
accommodating value-added chemicals. To produce such chemicals, various transformation …

In situ photo-fenton-like tandem reaction for selective gluconic acid production from glucose photo-oxidation

J Wang, L Chen, H Zhao, P Kumar, SR Larter… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biomass photorefining to selectively produce value-added bioproducts is an emerging
alternative biomass valorization approach to alleviate energy crisis and achieve carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring industrial lignocellulosic waste: Sources, types, and potential as high-value molecules

EA Cazier, TN Pham, L Cossus, M Abla, T Ilc… - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass has a promising role in a circular bioeconomy and may be used to
produce valuable molecules for green chemistry. Lignocellulosic biomass, such as food …

Recent advances in non-noble electrocatalysts for oxidative valorization of biomass derivatives

R Ge, J Li, H Duan - Science China Materials, 2022 - Springer
Electrocatalysis is deemed as a promising approach for sustainable energy conversion and
chemical production. Although a variety of cathode reactions (eg, hydrogen evolution and …

Photothermal catalytic enhancement of lignocellulosic biomass conversion: A more efficient way to produce high-value products and fuels

H Wang, X Cheng, Z Li, L **g, J Hu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, solar energy catalytic conversion of biomass increment has attracted more
and more attention due to its advantages of energy saving and environmental protection …

Sustainable production of gluconic acid and glucuronic acid via microwave-assisted glucose oxidation over low-cost Cu-biochar catalysts

Q Zhang, S Xu, Y Cao, R Ruan, JH Clark, C Hu… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass valorization to chemicals is an important application of this renewable resource.
This study reports the production of two versatile value-added organic acids, ie, gluconic …

Catalytic and electrocatalytic conversion of glucose into value-added chemicals

J Lee, S Jung, YT Kim, HJ Kim, KH Kim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived carbohydrates (eg, glucose) can be converted into value-added chemicals
such as sorbitol (via hydrogenation) and/or gluconic and glucaric acids (via oxidation) …

[HTML][HTML] Selective glucose oxidation to glucaric acid using bimetallic catalysts: Lattice expansion or electronic structure effect?

Ž Lavrič, J Teržan, A Kroflič, J Zavašnik… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Our study presents a comprehensive approach for the selective oxidation of glucose to
glucaric acid (GA) by heterogeneous catalysis. We have synthesized and characterized …

Addressing sustainability gaps

S Ramakrishna, R Jose - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Widespread industrialization, rapid urbanization, and massive transport through land,
waters, and air have led to catastrophes such as climate change, water pollution, resource …