[HTML][HTML] Advances in the homogeneous catalyzed alcohols homologation: The mild side of the Guerbet reaction. A mini-review

A Messori, A Gagliardi, C Cesari, F Calcagno… - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The Guerbet reaction would be an optimal solution for bio-ethanol refinery by homologation
and it substantially requires the development of active and highly selective catalysts …

Remarkably boosting ethanol upgrading to higher alcohols through cooperative catalysis of surface-interface multiple-active sites on nitrogen-doped carbon …

L Yuan, M Zhang, G Fan, F Li - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Upgrading biomass-derived ethanol to higher alcohols is a significantly promising process
involving multi-step tandem reactions finely regulated by multiple active sites. However, the …

Enhancing Ethanol Coupling to Produce Higher Alcohols by Tuning H2 Partial Pressure over a Copper-Hydroxyapatite Catalyst

BC Zhou, WC Li, WL Lv, SY Xiang, XQ Gao… - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Catalytic upgrading of ethanol, as a platform molecule from biomass to higher alcohols (C4–
12), is a low-carbon route for value-added chemical production. However, the products are …

Techno‐economic analysis of cellulosic ethanol conversion to fuel and chemicals

SD Phillips, SB Jones, PA Meyer… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we describe multiple scenarios to assess the techno‐economic results of
producing hydrocarbon fuels from corn stover‐derived ethanol and the impact of co …

Atomically dispersed Co 2+ on MgAlO x boosting C 4–10 alcohols selectivity of ethanol valorization

WL Lv, L He, WC Li, BC Zhou, SP Lv, AH Lu - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic upgrading of biomass-derived ethanol to C4+ compounds through C–C coupling is
an essential green and sustainable approach towards value-added fine chemicals …

Ethanol decomposition and dehydrogenation for hydrogen production: a review of heterogeneous catalysts

A Kumar - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biowaste derived ethanol is an important feedstock for carbon neutral hydrogen production.
It is liquid at atmospheric conditions, has a high hydrogen to carbon ratio, and it can be …

Catalytic upgrading of ethanol to higher alcohols over nickel-modified Cu–La 2 O 3/Al 2 O 3 catalysts

J He, X Li, J Kou, T Tao, X Shen, D Jiang… - Catalysis Science & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of nickel and nickel free modified Cu–La2O3/Al2O3 catalysts were prepared using
a simple wetness impregnation method and applied for the catalytic upgrading of ethanol to …

Advanced diesel from ethanol: a pathway to produce sustainable and high-quality drop-in biofuels

JM Restrepo-Flórez, JE Chavarrio, E Canales… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, we develop a novel technology for the transformation of ethanol into diesel via
Guerbet coupling and etherification. Our strategy overcomes the limitations of previous …

Catalytic Reduction of Esters over Zirconia-Supported Metal Catalysts

JE Chavarrio, K Kirkendall-Jones, RG Dastidar… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Esters are often produced as unwanted byproducts during the catalytic upgrading of ethanol
to diesel fuel precursors through Guerbet coupling. Removal of esters from the product …

High-Selective Upgrading of Ethanol to C4–10 Alcohols over Hydroxyapatite Catalyst with Superior Basicity

J Wang, WC Li, DH Sun, L He, BC Zhou… - ACS Sustainable …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The catalytic upgrading of renewable ethanol to C4–10 alcohols via C–C coupling offers a
green and negative-carbon-emission pathway toward value-added compounds. The …