Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

Ionic liquid with acidic properties is an important branch in the wide ionic liquid field and the
aim of this article is to cover all aspects of these acidic ionic liquids, especially focusing on …

Transition-metal-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation with an in situ hydrogen donor has
received a great deal of attention from both academia and industry as an alternative to the …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis is economically and environmentally
benign synthetic strategies to valorize renewable compounds derived from biomass. Simple …

Reducing oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is
a key step in their upgrading to fuels and valuable chemicals. Organic molecules, eg …

Formic acid is a main product from biomass-derived carbohydrates and is attracting ever
more attention as a sustainable hydrogen source, owing to its high volumetric hydrogen …

The development of renewable energy resources is strongly urged to recoup the shortage of
fossil-based energy and its associated pollution issues. Energy production from …

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 …

Biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) has emerged as an important platform
chemical for the production of value added chemicals and liquid fuels that are currently …

Lignocellulosic biomass, the key structural constituent of plants, is composed of three major
components, including cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. It is considered to be one of the …