CO 2 fixation: cycloaddition of CO 2 to epoxides using practical metal-free recyclable catalysts

W Natongchai, D Crespy, V D'Elia - Chemical Communications, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of CO2 into valuable chemicals is a crucial field of research. Cyclic organic
carbonates have attracted great interest because they can be prepared under mild …

Nanostructured solid/liquid acid catalysts for glycerol esterification: the key to convert liability into assets

J Keogh, P Inrirai, N Artioli, H Manyar - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Owing to the growing concerns about the dwindling fossil fuel reserves, increasing energy
demand, and climate emergency, it is imperative to develop and deploy sustainable energy …

Tailoring porosity: Unveiling the ideal alumina support (aerogel, xerogel, cryogel) for high-performance CO2 capture with polyethylene glycol

JH Bakhtiari, K Naderi, AA Shafiei, A Bazyari… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates enhancing CO 2 capture through high polyethylene glycol (PEG)
loading on alumina aerogel (Al 2 O 3-A), comparing it with alumina cryogel (Al 2 O 3-C) and …

In-situ water separation enhanced methyl glycolate oxidation to methyl glyoxylate by catalytic membrane reactor

J Ding, S Zhou, C Qiu, Y Wu, Y Li, C Fan, F Shao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2025 - Elsevier
The selective oxidation of methyl glycolate by oxygen is a green route for the synthesis of
methyl glyoxylate, which however faces great challenges like the consecutive hydrolysis …

Boosting the glycerol carbonylation performance by in situ water separation through ZSM-5 membranes with tunable permeability

J Ding, Y Wu, S Wu, S Zhou, Y Li, C Fan, H Liu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2025 - Elsevier
The direct carbonylation of glycerol with CO 2 is an alternative route to produce high-valued
glycerol carbonate, which however faces challenges like low catalytic conversion due to the …

Metal-organic framework-derived base catalyst for conversion of dimethyl carbonate to glycerol carbonate

NK Tran, DS Raja, YT Lee, TK Le, DH Tsai - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2024 - Elsevier
Glycerol carbonate (GLC) offers a range of benefits including biodegradability, versatility,
and its potential for carbon capture and utilization. Base catalysts play a crucial role for GLC …

[HTML][HTML] Recovered Ammonia as a Sustainable Energy Carrier: Innovations in Recovery, Combustion, and Fuel Cells

D La Corte, M Maddaloni, R Vahidzadeh, M Domini… - Energies, 2025 - mdpi.com
Recovered ammonia, extracted from waste streams such as industrial leachates and organic
waste, represents a unique opportunity to harness a sustainable, carbon-free energy …

Glycerol Carbonate Synthesis: Critical Analysis of Prospects and Challenges with Special Emphasis on Influencing Parameters for Catalytic Transesterification

V Gosu, S Arora, V Subbaramaiah… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the global depletion of natural resources, developing economically and
environmentally sustainable energy sources is critical. Biodiesel can substitute for diesel …

Green Synthesis of Glycerin Carbonate by Functional, Environmentally Friendly Catalytic Membrane Polyvinyl Alcohol/Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Sodium Methoxide

G Hasirci, N Hilmioglu - ChemistrySelect, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Glycerin carbonate, which can be used for multiple purposes in terms of clean and safe
energy, is an environmentally friendly and safe electrolyte in Li‐ion batteries and a fuel …

[HTML][HTML] The synthesis of glycerol carbonate from glycerol and urea using deep eutectic solvent ZnCl2: Acetamide as a catalyst

H Wang, J Ma, Y Li, T Wang - Applied Catalysis O: Open, 2025 - Elsevier
A series of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) with ZnCl 2 as hydrogen bonding acceptor and
monoethanolamine (MEA) or acetamide as hydrogen bonding donor were prepared and …