Recent advances in supported ionic liquid catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation to high-value chemicals and fuels

A Bohre, A Modak, V Chourasia, PR Jadhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass has emerged as a potential feedstock to depleting and non-renewable fossil fuels.
Development of greener catalytic routes for the valorisation of biomass to high-value …

Recent advances in the valorization of lignin: A key focus on pretreatment, characterization, and catalytic depolymerization strategies for future biorefineries

AR Mankar, A Modak, KK Pant - Advanced Sustainable …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is the largest renewable source of aromatics with an annual production of≈ 50 to 70
million tons worldwide. Unfortunately, despite being a rich source of aromatic chemicals …

Microwave-assisted extraction of lignin from coconut coir using deep eutectic solvents and its valorization to aromatics

AR Mankar, A Pandey, KK Pant - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is a rich renewable source of aromatics present in lignocellulosic biomass (LCB). The
extraction of lignin from the intricate LCB network is a challenging task for successful …

Cross-Linked Porous Polymers as Heterogeneous Organocatalysts for Task-Specific Applications in Biomass Transformations, CO2 Fixation, and Asymmetric …

A Modak, A Ghosh, AR Mankar, A Pandey… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metal-free catalysis is particularly challenging in the context of green and sustainable
chemistry. High toxicity associated with the leaching of the metals from the catalysts has …

One-pot conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural under aqueous conditions using acid/base bifunctional mesoporous silica catalyst

A Modak, AR Mankar, RR Sonde, KK Pant - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
One-pot conversion of carbohydrate-derived biomass compounds to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
(HMF) using an environmentally green solvent such as water is meritorious, yet challenging …

A multi-walled carbon nanotube-supported acidic ionic liquid catalyst for the conversion of biomass-derived saccharides to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

M Niakan, M Masteri-Farahani, F Seidi… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, the surface of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was functionalized with 3-
mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane followed by anchoring of 1-vinylimidazole on the surface …

One-pot synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from cellobiose and sucrose using niobium-modified montmorillonite catalysts

N Zhu, M Zhang, G Qiu, H Tian, Y Liu - Molecular Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
The synthesis of platform chemical 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) provides favorable and
efficient paths for the utilization of renewable biomass resources. In this work, highly active …

Hierarchically modified Mo/HZSM-5 via alkali treatment for improved activity in methane dehydroaromatization

D Mishra, S Mishra, A Modak, KK Pant… - Fuel Processing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering direct utilization of natural gas, methane dehydroaromatization (MDA) is a
promising alternative to produce valuable aromatic hydrocarbons. However, the major …

Steam reforming of bio-alcohols over Ni-M (Cu, Co, Pt)/MCF-S (MgO, La2O3, CeO2) for renewable and selective hydrogen production: Synergistic effect of MCF silica …

AD Shejale, GD Yadav - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current investigation, highly active, and stable catalyst-support systems were
developed by employing the benefits of the 3D mesoporous arrangement of MCF silica and …

Recent reaction systems for the synthesis of 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from carbohydrates with process development analysis: A review

MAAB Abdul Rani, NA Karim… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a versatile biomass‐derived chemical from multifunctional
compound. It is also a promising intermediate compound used in various chemical and fuel …