Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, esters, and related compounds over heterogeneous catalysts: a step toward sustainable and carbon-neutral processes

R Qu, K Junge, M Beller - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone from different biomass-derived feedstocks: Recent advances on reaction mechanisms and catalytic systems

Z Yu, X Lu, C Liu, Y Han, N Ji - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is
considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil …

Falling leaves return to their roots: a review on the preparation of γ‐valerolactone from lignocellulose and its application in the conversion of lignocellulose

R Xu, K Liu, H Du, H Liu, X Cao, X Zhao, G Qu… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract γ‐Valerolactone (GVL), derived from renewable lignocellulosic biomass, has been
considered as a cost‐competitive and green platform chemical. With the increasingly …

Water-Tolerant DUT-Series Metal–Organic Frameworks: A Theoretical–Experimental Study for the Chemical Fixation of CO2 and Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of …

JF Kurisingal, Y Rachuri, AS Palakkal… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A series of highly thermally and hydrolytically stable porous solids with intriguing properties
of zirconium-and hafnium-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)[Dresden University of …

Deep Insight into the Mechanism of Catalytic Combustion of CO and CH4 over SrTi1–xBxO3 (B = Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Cu) Perovskite via Flame Spray Pyrolysis

X Yuan, L Meng, C Zheng, H Zhao - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Perovskites have been recognized as affordable substitutes for noble-metal catalysts for
their tunable catalytic activity and thermal stability. Nevertheless, the highly demanding …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over Sn/Al-SBA-15 catalysts

S Kumaravel, S Thiripuranthagan, M Durai… - New Journal of …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Gamma valerolactone (GVL) is an important chemical feedstock from which several value-
added fine chemicals, fuels and fuel additives are manufactured. GVL is the product …

Selective production of γ-valerolactone from ethyl levulinate by catalytic transfer hydrogenation over Zr-based catalyst

Z Zhang, Z Liu, Z Gu, Z Wen, B Xue - Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2022 - Springer
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) reaction of ethyl levulinate (EL) with alcohol to γ-
valerolactone (GVL) has been investigated over a series of Zr-based catalysts, including …

Construction of Cu–Ru bimetallic catalyst for the selective catalytic transfer hydrogenation of carbonyl (CO) in biomass-derived compounds

B Cai, R Kang, J Feng, TL Eberhardt, Z Ma, Q Zhu… - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of levulinate ester to γ-valerolactone is one of the
important reactions for production of renewable fuels from biomass. An efficient and robust …

One-pot cascade conversion of xylose to furfuryl alcohol over a bifunctional Cu/SBA-15-SO3H catalyst

T Deng, G Xu, Y Fu - Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
The conversion of hemicellulose-derived xylose to furfuryl alcohol is a practical procedure
for producing value-added chemicals from biomass. In this study, a bifunctional Cu/SBA-15 …

Bimetallic Ni-Co/γ-Al2O3 catalyst for vapour phase production of γ-valerolactone: Deactivation studies and feedstock selection

M Kondeboina, SS Enumula, KS Reddy, P Challa… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
With an aim to establish supported non-noble Co metal catalysts for production of a
promising fuel and fuel additive γ-valerolactone (GVL) at ambient pressure in continuous …