Research activities and recent developments in the area of three-dimensional zeolites and
their two-dimensional analogues are reviewed. Zeolites are the most important industrial …

As mentioned in several recent reviews, biomass-based furfural is attracting increasing
interest as a feasible alternative for the synthesis of a wide range of non-petroleum-derived …

This article reviews the recent advances in the development of zeolite catalysts for biomass
valorization processes to produce both biofuels and/or bio-based chemicals, which is an …

The valorization of biomass has the potential to produce molecules from renewable sources.
Among them, furfural (FUR) is one of the best platform molecules due to its reactivity. It is …

Increasing demand for transportation fuels, awareness of climate change, and dwindling
supplies of crude oil has led to the rapid increase in production of biomass derived …

The production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) receives increasing attention due to its extensive
applications as a promising fuel and fuel additive. In this study, the direct conversion of …

Sulfonated mesoporous carbon or silica-carbon nanocomposite materials possess a large
amount of accessible SO 3 H acid groups, which may have versatile applications as solid …

The global impetus to produce alternatives for the petroleum-based fuels and value-added
chemicals in order to reduce greenhouse gases is currently emphasizing stringent need on …

With the aim to enhance the direct conversion of raw corn stover into furfural, a promising
approach was proposed employing a novel heterogeneous strong acid catalyst (SC-CaC t …

The one-pot conversion of xylose into GVL in 2-propanol has been achieved over
bifunctional Zr-and Al-containing beta zeolite catalysts, prepared via a post-synthetic route …