Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the top bio-based platform molecules that can be converted into
many valuable chemicals. It can be produced by acid catalysis from renewable resources …

An overview of recent advances, mainly focusing on the past 5–6 years, in microwave-
assisted heterogeneous catalysis is provided. The work includes three major parts;(i) a …

Bauxite residue (BR) is a highly alkaline type of solid waste generated by the aluminum
industry that poses a significant environmental risk upon disposal. However, BR is abundant …

Recent advances in the application of environmentally benign acid catalysts in organic
synthesis are reviewed. The work includes three main parts;(i) description of …

TiO 2 solid acid catalysts with different niobium (Nb) doping ratios (8, 16, and 24 mol%) were
synthesized for microwave-assisted catalytic conversion of fructose to hydroxymethylfurfural …

Biomass-derived sugars are platform molecules that can be converted into a variety of final
products. Non-food, lignocellulosic feedstocks, such as agroforest residues and low inputs …

Microwaves (MW) are often the most efficient, in terms of heat exchange and conversion
rate, of all the energy sources used to promote chemical reactions thanks to fast volumetric …

Microwave-assisted flow chemistry is one of the most important contributors to scale-up
efforts in microwave synthesis. Recent advances in this field are reviewed in this chapter …

A wide range of N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl) enaminones, prepared by the Eschenmoser
sulfide contraction between N-(ethoxycarbonylmethyl) pyrrolidine-2-thione and various …

Heterogeneous catalysis plays an invaluable role in the development of synthetic processes
that conform to the principles of green chemistry1 and aid in the sustainable production of …