Aerogels are synthetic porous materials derived from sol-gel materials in which the liquid
component has been replaced with gas to leave intact solid nanostructures without pore …

The use of biorefineries for the production of chemicals as well as materials and energy
products is key to ensuring a sustainable future for the chemical and allied industries …

Highly porous carbons have been produced through an activated pyrolysis process from
waste rice straw. The methodology avoids the use of extensive pre-treatments and utilises …

The material needs of society are reaching a crisis point. The demands of a growing and
developing world population will soon exceed the capacity of our present fossil resource …

Palladium nanoparticles were successfully prepared using porous materials derived from
starch as support media. The nanoparticle size distribution was controllable by selection of …

Industrially, oxidation of alcohols is very important as they are starting materials for a variety
of ketones, aldehydes, acids, etc. required to produce plastics, detergents, paints, cosmetics …

Energy and the environment has long been a topic of concern. Activated carbon (AC) is a
widely used high-performance industrial material. Agricultural and forestry waste (AFW) is a …

Versatile mesoporous carbonaceous materials for acid catalysis - Chemical
Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B614537J Royal Society of Chemistry …

Porous forms of pectin, a major industrial waste biomass polysaccharide, have been
prepared by aqueous phase expansion routes (SBET> 200 m2 g− 1; Vpore> 0.80 cm3 g− 1) …

Chitosan hydrochloride as biopolymer‐based, renewable, and recyclable heterogeneous
catalyst was used for efficient one‐pot synthesis of perimidine derivatives. This newly …