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

Lignocellulosic biomass can be convert to a condensable liquid named bio-oil, a solid
product named as char and a mixture of gaseous products comprising CO 2, CO, H 2, CH 4 …

Increasing fossil fuel consumption and global warming has been driving the worldwide
revolution towards renewable energy. Biomass is abundant and low-cost resource whereas …

Catalytic fast pyrolysis (CFP) is an attractive approach to convert biomass to high-quality bio-
oil through the deoxygenation of pyrolysis vapors in the form of H 2 O, CO, and CO 2 …

Biomass fast pyrolysis is potentially one of the cheapest routes toward renewable liquid
fuels. Its commercialization, however, poses a multi-scale challenge, which starts with the …

Increasing energy demand, especially in the transportation sector, and soaring CO2
emissions necessitate the exploitation of renewable sources of energy. Despite the large …

As our high dependence on the supply of diminishing fossil fuel reserves raise great
concerns in its environmental, political and economic consequences, utilization of …

Lignocellulosic biomass; hemicellulose, has been recognized as one of the most important
renewable bioresources for production of alternative biofuels and biochemicals. The …

Biomass catalytic pyrolysis for valuable O-containing chemicals is a promising approach for
better utilization of oxygen in biomass resource, where the catalyst, with the properties of …

This paper provides insights on the properties of bio-oil obtained from various feedstock and
several available mechanisms for bio-oil upgrading. A comprehensive detail on the catalytic …