Recent advances in syngas production from biomass catalytic gasification: A critical review on reactors, catalysts, catalytic mechanisms and mathematical models

J Ren, JP Cao, XY Zhao, FL Yang, XY Wei - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biomass gasification converts into syngas, then into other chemicals via Fischer-Tropsch
(FT) synthesis is promising for renewable energy utilization. Although gasification is a …

Formic acid, a biomass-derived source of energy and hydrogen for biomass upgrading

F Valentini, V Kozell, C Petrucci, A Marrocchi… - Energy & …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Catalytic approaches to monomers for polymers based on renewables

BM Stadler, C Wulf, T Werner, S Tin, JG de Vries - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but
are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry …

Selective C–C and C–O bond cleavage strategies for the thermochemical upgrading of (hemi) cellulosic biomass

R Sun, C Yang, Z Fang, N Zhu, M Zheng, K Guo… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing lignocellulose as an alternative green carbon resource is recognized as a vital
approach to drive the ongoing transition towards a sustainable manufacture of chemicals …

Transition metal-catalyzed deoxydehydration: missing pieces of the puzzle

FC Jentoft - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Deoxydehydration (DODH) is a transformation that converts a vicinal diol into an olefin with
the help of a sacrificial reductant. The reaction has drawn interest in the past 25 years for its …

The deoxydehydration (DODH) reaction: a versatile technology for accessing olefins from bio-based polyols

NN Tshibalonza, JCM Monbaliu - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides a complete overview of the deoxydehydration (DODH) reaction
including metal-free and transition metal-based DODH processes for the upgrading of bio …

Regio-and diastereoselective iron-catalyzed [4+ 4]-cycloaddition of 1, 3-dienes

CR Kennedy, H Zhong, RL Macaulay… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A family of single-component iron precatalysts for the [4+ 4]-cyclodimerization and
intermolecular cross-[4+ 4]-cycloaddition of monosubstituted 1, 3-dienes is described …

Perspectives for the upgrading of bio‐based vicinal diols within the developing european bioeconomy

C Muzyka, JCM Monbaliu - ChemSusChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The previous decade has witnessed a drastic increase of European incentives aimed at
pushing forward the transition from an exclusively petro‐based economy toward a strong …

Synthesis of 1, 3-butadiene and its 2-substituted monomers for synthetic rubbers

Y Qi, Z Liu, S Liu, L Cui, Q Dai, J He, W Dong, C Bai - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Synthetic rubbers fabricated from 1, 3-butadiene (BD) and its substituted monomers have
been extensively used in tires, toughened plastics, and many other products owing to the …

New motifs in deoxydehydration: beyond the realms of rhenium

AR Petersen, P Fristrup - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The deoxydehydration (DODH) reaction remains one of the most efficient methods of
reducing the oxygen content of biomass while keeping important functionality in place. This …