Sustainable closed-loop biorefinery of γ-valerolactone from lignocellulosic biomass: Pretreatments of multiple biomass and synthesis of γ-valerolactone from multiple …

Y Li, H Sun, T Mu, M Garcia-Vaquero - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2025 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass as a green renewable energy can not only alleviate the
dependence on petrochemical energy, but also reduce the waste of resources caused by …

Zeolite Catalysts for Biomass Valorization: Tuning of active sites for promoting reactivity

O Singh, C Samanta, L Kustov, L Pinard - Catalysis Reviews, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Consumer demand for environmentally friendly products, government mandates and
incentives have been driving the development of innovative solutions to produce fuels and …

[HTML][HTML] Zr-doped phosphorus-containing activating carbons catalysts for the valorization of furfural into valuables products in one-pot reaction

R Maderuelo-Solera, FJ García-Mateos… - Catalysis Today, 2025 - Elsevier
Olive stones have been used to synthesize activated carbon using H 3 PO 4 as activating
agent under pyrolytic treatment. Then, Zr species have been incorporated by impregnation …

One-pot cascade process for efficient upgrading of furfural to γ-valerolactone over adjustable Lewis-Brønsted bi-acidic catalyst

J Qiu, Y Liu, J Zhang, B Zhou, Q Yang, L Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of zirconium phosphate (ZrP) loaded H-beta-25 zeolite (ie, ZrP@ HB)
multifunctional composite catalysts were synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method …

Zr-containing deboronated beta zeolite as a catalyst for the 1, 3-butadiene obtaining process from an ethanol-acetaldehyde mixture

X Qi, J Geng, S Zhao, X Ma, C Dai - Fuel, 2025 - Elsevier
Open Zr site with three Si-O coordination bonds and one hydroxyl group significantly
enhancing the performance of ethanol and acetaldehyde reaction to produce butadiene. Zrβ …

Regulation of acid/basic properties of Zr-Beta zeolite for efficient conversion of furfural to furfuryl alcohol

Y Chen, T Lu, X Yang, L Zhou - Molecular Catalysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Zr-Beta zeolites with different acid/basic properties were prepared by hydrothermal and post-
synthesis methods and subsequent alkaline treatment. The acid/basic properties of Zr-Beta …

Synthesis of Al-containing Sn-beta with tunable brønsted and lewis acidity for conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Y Nie, Y Ma, J Hu, X Yang, L Zhou, Y Su - Microporous and Mesoporous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Sn–Al-Beta zeolites with less silanol defects were synthesized in fluoride media.
The effects of the amount of organic template (tetraethylammonium hydroxide, TEAOH) …

Engineering acidic and Pt sites on WO3-doped H-mordenite supported Pt catalyst for hydrogenation of γ-valerolactone to methyl tetra hydrofuran

B Ponnala, R Rajendiran, SK Hussain, V Perupogu… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The selective hydrogenation of gamma valerolactone (herein after GVL) into 2-methyl tetra
hydrofuran (herein after MTHF) was studied over the different tungsten oxide-loaded Pt …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional Catalysts for Cascade Reactions in Biomass Processing

LM Bronstein, VG Matveeva - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Multifunctional catalysts have received considerable attention in the cascade reactions of
biomass processing. A cascade (or tandem) reaction is realized when multiple reaction …

Steering Acid‐Base Site Distribution and Hydrophobicity of Bioresourced Bifunctional Hybrid Materials for Direct Synthesis of γ‐Valerolactone from Biomass‐Based …

M Wu, W Liu, F Deng, S Liu, K Song, X Zhou, J Guo… - … - Wiley Online Library
The direct production of value‐added chemicals from biomass via multiple conversion
processes with a sole renewable solid catalyst is promising for carbon‐neutral development …