Upgrading of biomass-derived furanic compounds into high-quality fuels involving aldol condensation strategy

J He, Q Qiang, S Liu, K Song, X Zhou, J Guo, B Zhang… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Furanic derivatives represent important platform molecules in biomass valorization and
occupy a significant position in biorefinery system. A wide range of hydrocarbon fuels are …

Nanostructured large-pore zeolite: The enhanced accessibility of active sites and its effect on the catalytic performance

A Al-Ani, C Freitas, V Zholobenko - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Zeolites Y, ZSM-5, beta, mordenite and LTL were converted into hierarchical meso-
microporous catalysts applying the surfactant templating strategy and the resulting materials …

Potassium-modified bifunctional MgAl-SBA-15 for aldol condensation of furfural and acetone

M Arumugam, O Kikhtyanin, A Osatiashtiani… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The aldol condensation of furfural and acetone followed by hydrodeoxygenation into bio-jet
fuel range alkanes and bio-polyester diols has attracted intensive interest in recent years …

Optimized cellulose nanocrystal organocatalysts outperform silica-supported analogues: Cooperativity, selectivity, and bifunctionality in acid–base aldol condensation …

NC Ellebracht, CW Jones - Acs Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are demonstrated as effective, ordered supports for
cooperative acid–base heterogeneous organocatalysis, offering an alternative to typical …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of Mo, NiMo, and CoMo catalysts for co-hydroprocessing furfural-acetone aldol condensation adducts with atmospheric gas oil to produce …

H de Paz Carmona, J Kocík, JMH Herrador, A Vráblík - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays, supported sulfide transition-metal-based catalysts (Mo, CoMo and NiMo) are the
most used hydrotreating catalysts. However, hydrotreating oxygen compounds derived from …

Bifunctional acid–base strontium–titanium mixed oxides supported on SBA-15 for selective synthesis of renewable branched bio-jet fuel precursor

T Meemanah, A Chotirattanachote, J Ahmad, U Rashid… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, furfural, which is a lignocellulose-derived platform chemical, was converted into a
bio-jet fuel precursor via aldol condensation with 2-butanone using strontium (Sr) and …

SBA‐15 supported Ni‐Cu catalysts for hydrodeoxygenation of m‐cresol to toluene

R Deplazes, CA Teles, C Ciotonea, P Simon… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Amidst concerns over fossil fuel dependency and environmental sustainability, the utilization
of biomass‐derived aromatic compounds emerges as a viable solution across diverse …

Supercritical ethanol-assisted catalytic upgrading of bio-tar using mesoporous SBA-15 supported Ni-based catalysts

JH Lee, G Amini, JY Park, IG Lee - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2024 - Elsevier
The bio-tar transformation was conducted utilizing Ni-based catalysts supported on
mesoporous SBA-15 within a supercritical ethanol environment. This approach aimed to …

Potential of (La-) NiCu catalysts for the hydrodeoxygenation of 4-(2-furanyl)-3-buten-2-one into fuels: Investigation of support and La addition

T Vandevyvere, MK Sabbe, A Smirnov… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming at the valorization of furfural-derived compounds, the potential of (La-) NiCu catalysts
for the hydrodeoxygenation of 4-(2-furanyl)-3-buten-2-one has been assessed. The impact …

Rational design of bifunctional hierarchical Pd/SAPO-5 for the synthesis of tetrahydrofuran derivatives from furfural

L Gao, I Miletto, C Ivaldi, G Paul, L Marchese… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The one-pot aldol condensation/crotonization reaction between furfural and methyl isobutyl
ketone (MIBK), followed by hydrogenation with molecular H 2, was implemented for …