Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Q Hou, X Qi, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, C Bai, S Zhang… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biorefineries, which utilize lignocellulosic biomass as renewable energy source and
sustainable carbon feedstock, are a promising solution to alleviate the excessive …

Recent advances in tetra-(Ti, Sn, Zr, Hf) and pentavalent (Nb, V, Ta) metal-substituted molecular sieve catalysis

SL Suib, J Přech, E Szaniawska, J Čejka - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal substitution of molecular sieve systems is a major driving force in developing novel
catalytic processes to meet current demands of green chemistry concepts and to achieve …

New trends in tailoring active sites in zeolite-based catalysts

M Shamzhy, M Opanasenko, P Concepción… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This review addresses the recent developments and trends in tailoring the nature and local
properties of active sites in zeolite-based catalysts, with a special focus on novel extra-large …

Potential and challenges of zeolite chemistry in the catalytic conversion of biomass

T Ennaert, J Van Aelst, J Dijkmans… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing demand for sustainable chemicals and fuels has pushed academia and industry
to search for alternative feedstocks replacing crude oil in traditional refineries. As a result, an …

Synthesis, characterisation, and catalytic evaluation of hierarchical faujasite zeolites: milestones, challenges, and future directions

D Verboekend, N Nuttens, R Locus… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Faujasite (X, Y, and USY) zeolites represent one of the most widely-applied and abundant
catalysts and sorbents in the chemical industry. In the last 5 years substantial progress was …

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 …

Catalytic isomerization of biomass‐derived aldoses: A review

I Delidovich, R Palkovits - ChemSusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Selected aldohexoses (d‐glucose, d‐mannose, and d‐galactose) and aldopentoses (d‐
xylose, l‐arabinose, and d‐ribose) are readily available components of biopolymers …

Improved postsynthesis strategy to Sn-Beta zeolites as Lewis acid catalysts for the ring-opening hydration of epoxides

B Tang, W Dai, G Wu, N Guan, L Li, M Hunger - ACS Catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Nanocrystalline Sn-Beta zeolites have been successfully prepared via an improved two-step
postsynthesis strategy, which consists of creating vacant T sites with associated silanol …

A combo Zr-HY and Al-HY zeolite catalysts for the one-pot cascade transformation of biomass-derived furfural to γ-valerolactone

H Zhang, W Yang, II Roslan, S Jaenicke, GK Chuah - Journal of catalysis, 2019 - Elsevier
A highly efficient catalyst system was developed for the one-pot transformation of furfural to γ-
valerolactone (GVL) in an open system. The cascade of two Meerwein Ponndorf Verley …

Spectroscopic signature of Lewis acidic framework and extraframework Sn sites in beta zeolites

W Dai, Q Lei, G Wu, N Guan, M Hunger, L Li - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
A variety of Sn-containing Beta zeolites possessing framework or extraframework Sn sites
were prepared by a two-step postsynthesis procedure. The nature of these Sn species was …