[HTML][HTML] Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels

W Deng, Y Feng, J Fu, H Guo, Y Guo, B Han… - Green Energy & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

Chemical transformations of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into highly added value products: present and future

Z Jiang, Y Zeng, D Hu, R Guo, K Yan, R Luque - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of fuels, fuel additives, commercial and potential products from platform
molecules generated by the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising strategy …

Highly selective and robust single-atom catalyst Ru1/NC for reductive amination of aldehydes/ketones

H Qi, J Yang, F Liu, LL Zhang, J Yang, X Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have emerged as a frontier in heterogeneous catalysis due to
the well-defined active site structure and the maximized metal atom utilization. Nevertheless …

Expanding the boundary of biorefinery: organonitrogen chemicals from biomass

X Chen, S Song, H Li, G Gözaydın… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Organonitrogen chemicals are essential in many aspects of modern life. Over
80% of the top 200 prescribed pharmaceutical products contain at least one nitrogen atom in …

Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Aromatics to Cyclohexanols over Ru Single Atoms Supported on CeO2

K Zhang, Q Meng, H Wu, J Yan, X Mei… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Cyclohexanols are widely used chemicals, which are mainly produced by oxidation of fossil
feedstocks. Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin derivatives has great potential for …

Sustainable production of benzene from lignin

Q Meng, J Yan, R Wu, H Liu, Y Sun, NN Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Benzene is a widely used commodity chemical, which is currently produced from fossil
resources. Lignin, a waste from lignocellulosic biomass industry, is the most abundant …

Plastic waste valorization by leveraging multidisciplinary catalytic technologies

H Zhou, Y Wang, Y Ren, Z Li, X Kong, M Shao… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plastic waste triggers a series of concerns because of its disruptive impact on the
environment and ecosystem. From the point of view of catalysis, however, end-of-life plastics …

Synthesis of piperidines and pyridine from furfural over a surface single-atom alloy Ru1CoNP catalyst

H Qi, Y Li, Z Zhou, Y Cao, F Liu, W Guan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The sustainable production of value-added N-heterocycles from available biomass allows to
reduce the reliance on fossil resources and creates possibilities for economically and …

Catalytic amination of polylactic acid to alanine

S Tian, Y Jiao, Z Gao, Y Xu, L Fu, H Fu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In comparison to the traditional petroleum-based plastics, polylactic acid, the most popular
biodegradable plastic, can be decomposed into carbon dioxide and water in the …

Sustainable production of dopamine hydrochloride from softwood lignin

L Dong, Y Wang, Y Dong, Y Zhang, M Pan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Dopamine is not only a widely used commodity pharmaceutical for treating neurological
diseases but also a highly attractive base for advanced carbon materials. Lignin, the waste …