Environmental pollution and destruction as well as the lack of sufficient clean and natural
energy resources are some of the most serious problems presently faced on a global scale …

The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Applications of renewable biomass provide facile routes to alleviate the shortage of fossil
fuels as well as to reduce the emission of CO 2. Glycerol, which is currently produced as a …

Bentonite/chitosan composite supported by green fabricated Co 3 O 4 was successfully
synthesized and its physicochemical properties were investigated utilizing several analytic …

Here, in an effort to prepare Ru-based metal organic frameworks, we developed a one-step
solvothermal synthesis for Ru nanoassembly catalysts, which consist of˜ 4 nm Ru …

Lignin, an underutilized component of lignocellulosic biomass, is regarded as a rich
reservoir for the production of aromatic chemicals and fuels. Despite extensive research in …

Nanorod-like titanium dioxide (TiO 2-Rod) supported ruthenium catalysts with variable metal
loadings (designated as x-Ru/TiO 2-Rod, x= 0.1, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt.%) were prepared for …

Solid acid catalysts alone or in combination with redox metals play a pivotal role in biomass
valorization to obtain alternative fuels and chemicals. In acid-catalyzed biomass …

Due to the specific physical and chemical properties of a highly branched noble metal, the
controllable synthesis has attracted much attention. This article reports the synthesis of …

The search for sustainable routes for the production of C3 chemicals by using renewable
feedstocks has attracted significant interest from academic and industrial communities to …