Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C2–C6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass

R Gerardy, DP Debecker, J Estager, P Luis… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Green synthesis of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) through hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid using non-noble metal catalysts: A critical review

S Dutta, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, YH Ng, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
The distinct physicochemical properties and renewable origin of gamma-valerolactone
(GVL) have provided opportunities for diversifying its applications, particularly as a green …

Sustainable production of levulinic acid and its derivatives for fuel additives and chemicals: progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, U Farooq, G Bary, MM Azim, X Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) as H‐source for bio‐derived fuels and additives production

F Valentini, A Marrocchi… - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs) are attractive materials for their ability to generate
in situ hydrogen that may be directly used to produce target biofuel precursors, fuels or fuel …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass‐derived substrates to value‐added chemicals on dual‐function catalysts: opportunities and challenges

X Jin, B Yin, Q Xia, T Fang, J Shen, L Kuang… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous‐phase hydrodeoxygenation (APH) of bioderived feedstocks into useful chemical
building blocks is one the most important processes for biomass conversion. However …

Zeolite and zeotype-catalysed transformations of biofuranic compounds

H Li, S Yang, A Riisager, A Pandey, RS Sangwan… - Green …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic valorisation of biomass with solid functional materials has been recognised as a
promising approach to produce value-added biochemicals and biofuels. Furanic …

Recent advances in the production of γ‐valerolactone from biomass‐derived feedstocks via heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation

A Osatiashtiani, AF Lee, K Wilson - Journal of Chemical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract γ‐valerolactone (GVL) is an important intermediate chemical with a wide range of
applications as fuel, fuel additive and as a green solvent which has received a great deal of …

An account of the catalytic transfer hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis of carbohydrate‐derived renewable platform chemicals over non‐precious heterogeneous …

A Shivhare, A Kumar, R Srivastava - ChemCatChem, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainable and eco‐friendly catalytic processes for renewable lignocellulose biomass
conversion into liquid fuels and useful chemicals offer solutions to minimize greenhouse …

Photo–thermo-dual catalysis of levulinic acid and levulinate ester to γ-valerolactone

A Bunrit, T Butburee, M Liu, Z Huang, K Meeporn… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we developed photo–thermo-dual catalytic strategies for the production of γ-
valerolactone (GVL) from levulinic acid (LA) and its ester using platinum-loaded TiO2 as a …

Toward efficient heterogeneous catalysts for in-situ hydrodeoxygenation of biomass

H Xu, J Ju, H Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysts have achieved tremendous breakthroughs for in-situ HDO of
biomass in recent years. Comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance …