New opportunities for the conversion of glycerol into value-added chemicals have emerged
in recent years as a result of glycerol's unique structure, properties, bioavailability, and …

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 …

Background Bioethanol as a renewable energy resource plays an important role in
alleviating energy crisis and environmental protection. Pervaporation has achieved …

Since the discovery in the early 1990s of the FSM1 and MCM2 (mobil composition of matter)
materials, the first mesoporous silica-based solids, this field of research has been …

Glycerol is a byproduct of biodiesel production through transesterification of oils and fat. This
article discusses the chemical transformation of glycerol in ethers, acetals and esters of high …

A series of supported CaO catalysts with NaY, KL and NaZSM-5 zeolites as supports were
prepared by microwave irradiation and used to catalyze the transesterification of methanol …

A novel sulfonated carbon composite solid acid was successfully prepared by the pyrolysis
of a polymer matrix impregnated with glucose followed by sulfonation. The title catalyst has …

An overview is given of newly developed Lewis or Brønsted acid and base catalysts for
esterification, transesterification and ester interchange reactions. The most relevant …

This paper gives a short review of different catalytic processes for the conversion of
terpenes, triglycerides and carbohydrates to valuable chemicals and polymers. Attention is …

A carbon-based solid acid catalyst was prepared by the sulfonation of carbonized vegetable
oil asphalt and used to catalyze the transesterification of methanol with cottonseed oil. This …