A review of biodegradable plastics: chemistry, applications, properties, and future research needs

MS Kim, H Chang, L Zheng, Q Yan, BF Pfleger… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Environmental concerns over waste plastics' effect on the environment are leading to the
creation of biodegradable plastics. Biodegradable plastics may serve as a promising …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels

W Deng, Y Feng, J Fu, H Guo, Y Guo, B Han… - Green Energy & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

Catalytic strategies and mechanism analysis orbiting the center of critical intermediates in lignin depolymerization

C Zhang, X Shen, Y Jin, J Cheng, C Cai… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Lignin, as a precious resource given to mankind by nature with abundant functional aromatic
structures, has drawn much attention in the recent decade from academia to industry …

Bio-based polymers with performance-advantaged properties

RM Cywar, NA Rorrer, CB Hoyt, GT Beckham… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Bio-based compounds with unique chemical functionality can be obtained through selective
transformations of plant and other non-fossil, biogenic feedstocks for the development of …

Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts-A critical review

V Ashokkumar, R Venkatkarthick, S Jayashree… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is a highly renewable, economical, and carbon–neutral feedstock
containing sugar-rich moieties that can be processed to produce second-generation biofuels …

Research progress in the preparation of high-quality liquid fuels and chemicals by catalytic pyrolysis of biomass: A review

B Qiu, X Tao, J Wang, Y Liu, S Li, H Chu - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the pressures of energy and the environment, using renewable resource—
biomass to obtain hydrocarbon fuels and high-value chemicals has important application …

Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Recent advances and sustainable development of biofuels production from lignocellulosic biomass

A Saravanan, PS Kumar, S Jeevanantham… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Many countries in the world are facing the demand for non-renewable fossil fuels because of
overpopulation and economic boom. To reduce environmental pollution and zero carbon …

Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …