Biofuel production, hydrogen production and water remediation by photocatalysis, biocatalysis and electrocatalysis

AI Osman, AM Elgarahy, AS Eltaweil… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The energy crisis and environmental pollution have recently fostered research on efficient
methods such as environmental catalysis to produce biofuel and to clean water …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Order-of-magnitude increase in rate of methane dry reforming over Ni/CeO2-SiC catalysts by microwave catalysis

Y Shi, L Wang, M Wu, F Wang - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023 - Elsevier
Methane dry reforming (MDR) produces syngas from CH 4 and CO 2. The endothermic
character of the reaction forces the lower surface catalyst temperature than targeted furnace …

Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

X Xiong, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, NS Bolan, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food wastes are generated massively across global food supply chains. Conventional
treatments of food waste (eg, landfilling and incineration) cause environmental, economic …

Plasma‐assisted reforming of methane

J Feng, X Sun, Z Li, X Hao, M Fan, P Ning… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Methane (CH4) is inexpensive, high in heating value, relatively low in carbon
footprint compared to coal, and thus a promising energy resource. However, the locations of …

Impact of microwaves on organic synthesis and strategies toward flow processes and scaling up

K Martina, G Cravotto, RS Varma - The Journal of Organic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microwave-assisted organic synthesis has been widely studied and deliberated, opening up
some controversial issues as well. Nowadays, microwave chemistry is a mature technology …

Microwave-assisted catalytic methane reforming: A review

HM Nguyen, J Sunarso, C Li, GH Pham, C Phan… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW) application into catalyzed methane reforming system has rapidly gained
attention over the past two decades given the significantly enhanced conversion and yield …

Recent progress in the synthesis and applications of glycerol carbonate

S Christy, A Noschese, M Lomelí-Rodriguez… - Current Opinion in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Glycerol carbonate results from the cyclo-condensation of glycerol, arguably the best studied
and most promising biomass-derived compound. Glycerol is highly abundant and relatively …

Microflow chemistry and its electrification for sustainable chemical manufacturing

TY Chen, YW Hsiao, M Baker-Fales, F Cameli… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Sustainability is vital in solving global societal problems. Still, it requires a holistic view by
considering renewable energy and carbon sources, recycling waste streams …

Enhancement of fixed-bed flow reactions under microwave irradiation by local heating at the vicinal contact points of catalyst particles

N Haneishi, S Tsubaki, E Abe, MM Maitani, E Suzuki… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The formation of local high temperature regions, or so-called “hot spots”, in heterogeneous
reaction systems has been suggested as a critical factor in the enhancement of chemical …