The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-
competition with the food sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this …

The functionalized silica-based mesoporous molecular sieves are widely used successfully
in various applications, mainly due to their interesting and unique textural and structural …

Levulinate esters are unique potential value added energy-chemicals which has
significantly attracted remarkable attention of global researchers due to its potential …

Biomass-derived value-added materials such as levulinic acid (LA) are favorable natural
resources for producing ester-based biolubricants owing to their biodegradability …

Butyl levulinate (BL), derived from bio-renewable resources, is a potential blending
molecule for diesel fuel. Thus, essential characteristics such as boiling point, melting point …

Alkyl levulinates are one of the most desirable and promising compounds for biofuel
production, since they have been identified as one of the prospective fuel-blending …

The transformation of fructose into butyl levulinate in aqueous 1-butanol (initial molar ratio 1-
butanol/fructose 79, and butanol/water 1.19) has been studied in a discontinuous reactor at …

Hydrogenation of naphthalene can effectively reduce the content of aromatics in oil and
generate high-value products. A series of Pt-based aluminum-modified core–shell …

The esterification of furfuryl alcohol with 1-butanol was successfully tested at low initial
butanol/furfuryl alcohol molar ratio values (4 and 8) in the temperature range 80–110° C …

A novel inorganic-organic hybrid nanocatalyst has been prepared by initially functionalizing
titanate nanotubes with 3-amino-propyltrimethoxysilane and subsequently introducing …