Carbocatalysis in liquid‐phase reactions

DS Su, G Wen, S Wu, F Peng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
There is broad interest in metal‐free catalysis for sustainable chemistry. Carbocatalysis is a
“green” option for catalytic transformations in the gas phase as well as in the liquid phase …

Recent advancement and prospective of heterogeneous carbonaceous catalysts in chemical and enzymatic transformation of biodiesel

SH Dhawane, T Kumar, G Halder - Energy Conversion and Management, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon derived from waste biomass has emerged as a promising candidate towards the
synthesis of catalyst or catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic reactions. Excellent …

Carbon materials as catalyst supports and catalysts in the transformation of biomass to fuels and chemicals

E Lam, JHT Luong - ACS catalysis, 2014 - ACS Publications
Carbon plays a dual role as a catalyst or a catalyst support for chemical and enzymatic
biomass transformation reactions due to its large specific surface area, high porosity …

Improving hydrothermal stability of supported metal catalysts for biomass conversions: a review

J Huo, JP Tessonnier, BH Shanks - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Catalyst stability is one of the greatest challenges faced for the utilization of heterogeneous
catalysts in the development of biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels. As many …

Advances in sustainable nano-biochar: precursors, synthesis methods and applications

J Xu, Y Xie, Q Yao, L Lv, H Chu - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Nano-biochar, characterized by its environmentally friendly nature and unique
nanostructure, offers a promising avenue for sustainable carbon materials. With its small …

Sulfonated mesoporous carbon and silica-carbon nanocomposites for biomass conversion

R Zhong, BF Sels - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Sulfonated mesoporous carbon or silica-carbon nanocomposite materials possess a large
amount of accessible SO 3 H acid groups, which may have versatile applications as solid …

Metal phosphate catalysts to upgrade lignocellulose biomass into value-added chemicals and biofuels

A Shivhare, A Kumar, R Srivastava - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Alternative and green sources of energy are needed to replace rapidly depleting and non-
renewable fossil fuels. Abundant and renewable lignocellulose biomass can be transformed …

Insights into the hydrothermal stability of ZSM-5 under relevant biomass conversion reaction conditions

DW Gardner, J Huo, TC Hoff, RL Johnson… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Zeolite catalysts used for the conversion of carbohydrates to renewable platform chemicals
in the condensed phase are shown to be sensitive to the presence of inorganic salts which …

Graphitic‐carbon layers on oxides: toward stable heterogeneous catalysts for biomass conversion reactions

H Xiong, TJ Schwartz, NI Andersen… - Angewandte …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Conversion of biomass‐derived molecules involves catalytic reactions under harsh
conditions in the liquid phase (eg, temperatures of 250° C and possibly under either acidic …

Graphene-based metal/acid bifunctional catalyst for the conversion of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

Y Wang, Z Rong, Y Wang, T Wang, Q Du… - ACS Sustainable …, 2017 - ACS Publications
A facile strategy was developed for the preparation of Ru nanoparticles supported on
reduced graphene oxide (Ru/rGO) and its following functionalization with benzenesulfonic …