Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels

MJ Climent, A Corma, S Iborra - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work some relevant processes for the preparation of liquid hydrocarbon fuels and fuel
additives from cellulose, hemicellulose and triglycerides derived platform molecules are …

Turning biodiesel glycerol into oxygenated fuel additives and their effects on the behavior of internal combustion engines: A comprehensive systematic review

R Sedghi, H Shahbeik, H Rastegari, S Rafiee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The boom of the biodiesel industry has ramped up global glycerol production. Unfortunately,
a large portion of the glycerol generated by this growing industry is recklessly discharged …

An overview of recent research in the conversion of glycerol into biofuels, fuel additives and other bio-based chemicals

UI Nda-Umar, I Ramli, YH Taufiq-Yap, EN Muhamad - Catalysts, 2018 - mdpi.com
The depletion of fossil fuels has heightened research and utilization of renewable energy
such as biodiesel. However, this has thrown up another challenge of significant increase in …

Design of highly efficient Mo and W-promoted SnO 2 solid acids for heterogeneous catalysis: acetalization of bio-glycerol

B Mallesham, P Sudarsanam, G Raju, BM Reddy - Green Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Development of highly promising solid acids is one of the key technologies to meet the
essential challenges of economical and environmental concerns. Thus, novel molybdenum …

Nano-Au/CeO2 catalysts for CO oxidation: Influence of dopants (Fe, La and Zr) on the physicochemical properties and catalytic activity

P Sudarsanam, B Mallesham, PS Reddy… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present investigation was undertaken to know the influence of different dopants on the
physicochemical properties and catalytic behavior of nano-Au/CeO 2 catalyst for CO …

Bimetallic Cu-Ni catalysts supported on MCM-41 and Ti-MCM-41 porous materials for hydrodeoxygenation of lignin model compound into transportation fuels

MM Ambursa, P Sudarsanam, LH Voon… - Fuel Processing …, 2017 - Elsevier
The design of novel, efficient supported bimetallic catalysts for the transformation of
renewable lignin model compounds into valuable products is currently an emerging …

Advanced metal oxide (supported) catalysts: Synthesis and applications

DW Lee, BR Yoo - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
A variety of metal oxides catalysts are used in heterogeneous catalysis for chemical
processes and have now been developed for their catalytic performance and durability. The …

Catalytic role of solid acid catalysts in glycerol acetylation for the production of bio-additives: a review

P San Kong, MK Aroua, WMAW Daud, HV Lee… - RSC …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Bio-additives obtained from the acetylation of biodiesel-derived glycerol have been
extensively synthesized because of their nature as value-added products and their …