Aerosol processing: a wind of innovation in the field of advanced heterogeneous catalysts

DP Debecker, S Le Bras, C Boissière… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Aerosol processing is long known and implemented industrially to obtain various types of
divided materials and nanomaterials. The atomisation of a liquid solution or suspension …

Heterogeneous catalysis for bio-based polyester monomers from cellulosic biomass: advances, challenges and prospects

R De Clercq, M Dusselier, BF Sels - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
It is a 21st century challenge to develop a more sustainable chemical industry where fossil-
based resources are, where possible, preferentially replaced by renewable alternatives. Bio …

Titration and quantification of open and closed Lewis acid sites in Sn-Beta zeolites that catalyze glucose isomerization

JW Harris, MJ Cordon, JR Di Iorio, JC Vega-Vila… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methods to quantify framework Lewis acidic Sn 4+ sites in zeolite Beta (Sn-Beta) with four
Lewis base titrants (pyridine, deuterated acetonitrile, n-propylamine, ammonia) were …

Lewis acid zeolites for biomass conversion: Perspectives and challenges on reactivity, synthesis, and stability

HY Luo, JD Lewis… - Annual review of chemical …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Zeolites containing Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, Nb, or Ta heteroatoms are versatile catalysts for the
activation and conversion of oxygenated molecules owing to the unique Lewis acid …

Cooperative catalysis for multistep biomass conversion with Sn/Al Beta zeolite

J Dijkmans, M Dusselier, D Gabriëls, K Houthoofd… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lewis acid Snβ-type zeolites with varying amounts of Brønsted acid Al in the framework
were synthesized using a simple two-step procedure comprising partial dealumination of β …

Lewis acid catalysis on single site Sn centers incorporated into silica hosts

P Ferrini, J Dijkmans, R De Clercq… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2017 - Elsevier
Tetrahedral Sn built into microporous silica frameworks such as zeolites and structured
mesoporous silica can be used as heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts. These materials …

Post-synthesis Snβ: An exploration of synthesis parameters and catalysis

J Dijkmans, J Demol, K Houthoofd, S Huang… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Snβ is probably one of the best water tolerating heterogeneous Lewis acids for liquid phase
catalysis. Instead of applying the usual lengthy hydrothermal synthesis to prepare Snβ, this …

[HTML][HTML] Lignin-based activated carbon-supported metal oxide catalysts in lactic acid production from glucose

R Kupila, K Lappalainen, T Hu, H Romar… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, heterogeneous biomass-based activated carbon-supported metal oxide
catalysts were prepared and tested for lactic acid production from glucose in aqueous …

Continuous liquid-phase upgrading of dihydroxyacetone to lactic acid over metal phosphate catalysts

G Innocenti, E Papadopoulos, G Fornasari… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The performance of Brønsted-and Lewis-acidic La, Nb, and Zr phosphates (LaPO, NbPO,
and ZrPO) during the aqueous phase conversion of dihydroxyacetone (DHA) to lactic acid …

Hafnium-doped silica nanotubes for the upgrading of glycerol into solketal: Enhanced performances and in-depth structure-activity correlation

L Soumoy, C Célis, DP Debecker, M Armandi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
An unprecedented type of Hf-doped silica nanotubes was synthesized using a
straightforward one-pot sol–gel procedure. The well-defined nanotubes with a diameter of …