A review of bio-refining process intensification in catalytic conversion reactions, separations and purifications of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural

J Slak, B Pomeroy, A Kostyniuk, M Grilc… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and furfural (FUR) have been recognized as valuable
biomass-derived platform chemicals and bridge between biomass raw materials and the …

Interfacing single-atom catalysis with continuous-flow organic electrosynthesis

MA Bajada, J Sanjosé-Orduna, G Di Liberto… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The global warming crisis has sparked a series of environmentally cautious trends in
chemistry, allowing us to rethink the way we conduct our synthesis, and to incorporate more …

Sustainable access to renewable N-containing chemicals from reductive amination of biomass-derived platform compounds

J He, L Chen, S Liu, K Song, S Yang, A Riisager - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-containing compounds are pivotal building blocks with extensive application in the
manufacture of pharmaceuticals, polymer materials, agrochemicals and organic synthesis …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: polymers from lignocellulosic biomass. Current challenges and future opportunities

RM O'Dea, JA Willie, TH Epps III - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sustainable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass have the potential to reduce the
environmental impact of commercial plastics while also offering significant performance and …

[HTML][HTML] Selective tandem catalysis for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from glucose over in-situ phosphated titania catalysts: Insights into structure, bi …

W Guo, T Kortenbach, W Qi, E Hensen… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) synthesis from glucose over in-situ phosphated titania catalysts
is presented. Phosphates were incorporated into titania framework forming a titanium …

Sustainability of flow chemistry and microreaction technology

V Hessel, S Mukherjee, S Mitra, A Goswami… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review provides an overview of the sustainability outcomes associated with flow
chemistry, as a new concept in process chemistry, and its contiguous technology and …

NEXTorch: a design and Bayesian optimization toolkit for chemical sciences and engineering

Y Wang, TY Chen, DG Vlachos - Journal of Chemical Information …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Automation and optimization of chemical systems require well-informed decisions on what
experiments to run to reduce time, materials, and/or computations. Data-driven active …

Scale-up of microwave-assisted, continuous flow, liquid phase reactors: Application to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural production

M Baker-Fales, TY Chen, DG Vlachos - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW) technology can be powerful for the electrification and intensification of
chemical manufacturing. However, very few examples of scaled MW processes exist. In this …

Plasma technology for lignocellulosic biomass conversion toward an electrified biorefinery

P Dimitrakellis, E Delikonstantis, GD Stefanidis… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to renewable, carbon-neutral materials, fuels, and
chemicals is the cornerstone of the transition to a sustainable future bioeconomy. Green …

The future is garbage: repurposing of food waste to an integrated biorefinery

E Ebikade, A Athaley, B Fisher, K Yang… - ACS sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Globally, 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted annually, with few uses other than landfilling,
anaerobic digestion, or composting. Food waste (FW) repurposing provides an alternative …