Catalysis plays a decisive role in the advancement of sustainable processes in chemical,
pharmaceutical, and agrochemical industries as well as petrochemical, material, and energy …

N-methylamines are an important class of amines that find increasing applications in
chemical, pharmaceutical, agrochemical and material industries. For their preparation …

It is highly desired but scientifically as well as technologically challenging to develop non-
noble metal-based hydrogenation catalysts that can substitute noble metal-based ones …

Lignin is a byproduct of the paper mill and second-generation (2G) ethanol biorefinery and
the largest naturally available source of aromatic building blocks. It can serve as a feedstock …

Catalytic reduction reactions using methanol as a transfer hydrogenating agent is gaining
significant attention because this simple alcohol is inexpensive and produced on a bulk …

Selective hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of phenolic compounds derived from the pyrolysis
lignin-oil to desired products is a promising route in the high-value utilization of biomass …

Combining the advantages of homogeneous catalysis and the recyclability of
heterogeneous catalysts is highly desired for sustainable catalysis but remains a …

Methanol is a potential hydrogen source and C1 synthon, which finds interesting
applications in both chemical synthesis and energy technologies. The effective utilization of …

Selective hydrogenolysis of CO bonds in lignin is regarded as the most promising strategy to
produce high value-added biofuels and chemicals. Herein, Ru/AC catalysts of Ru supported …

In this study, we report a transfer hydrogenation protocol that utilizes borane–ammonia (H3N–
BH3) as the hydrogen source and a commercially available RuCl3· x H2O precatalyst for the …