The synthesis of fuels, fuel additives, commercial and potential products from platform
molecules generated by the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising strategy …

Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-
edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan …

The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Sustainable energy generation calls for a shift away from centralized, high-temperature,
energy-intensive processes to decentralized, low-temperature conversions that can be …

The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Hydrogen applicability in the power, chemical and petrochemical industries is constantly
growing. Efficient methods of hydrogen generation from renewable sources, including waste …

Increases in biodiesel production have led to a surplus of crude glycerol, which represents a
major bottleneck in the biodiesel production chain and has created new challenges to its …

Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …