Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

C Xu, E Paone, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-
edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan …

A review of bio-refining process intensification in catalytic conversion reactions, separations and purifications of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural

J Slak, B Pomeroy, A Kostyniuk, M Grilc… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and furfural (FUR) have been recognized as valuable
biomass-derived platform chemicals and bridge between biomass raw materials and the …

Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects

L Cao, KM Iris, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, S Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is recognized as one of the cleanest energy carriers, which can be produced from
renewable biomass as a promising feedstock to achieve sustainable bioeconomy …

Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

M Kumar, Y Sun, R Rathour, A Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current review explores the potential application of algal biomass for the production of
biofuels and bio-based products. The variety of processes and pathways through which bio …

Production of 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF): recent progress focusing on the chemical-catalytic routes

M Sajid, X Zhao, D Liu - Green chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) has been considered as a good precursor, instead of
petroleum-derived terephthalate acid (TPA), for producing green polymers such as …

Electrochemical routes for the valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks: from chemistry to application

FWS Lucas, RG Grim, SA Tacey, CA Downes… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The drive to reduce consumption of fossil resources, coupled with expanding capacity for
renewable electricity, invites the exploration of new routes to utilize this energy for the …

Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities

TMW Mak, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, KM Iris… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Research attention is increasingly drawn on constructing a circular bioeconomy and
enhancing the value of material flows. Circular bioeconomy aims to achieve sustainable …

New horizons for catalysis disclosed by supramolecular chemistry

G Olivo, G Capocasa, D Del Giudice… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The adoption of a supramolecular approach in catalysis promises to address a number of
unmet challenges, ranging from activity (unlocking of novel reaction pathways) to selectivity …

Lignin valorization for the production of renewable chemicals: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

L Cao, KM Iris, Y Liu, X Ruan, DCW Tsang… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignin is an abundant biomass resource in aromatic structure with a low price in market,
which can serve as renewable precursors of value-added products. However, valorization …