Due to their high reactivity, chemical versatility and economic competitiveness,
formaldehyde-based poly-condensation adhesives are used in huge amounts-in 2010 in the …

Metal oxide catalysts have numerous industrial applications. 1− 7 In addition, oxides
catalyze many important reactions whose conversion or selectivity is too low to be …

A biorefinery that supplements its manufacture of low value biofuels with high value
biobased chemicals can enable efforts to reduce nonrenewable fuel consumption while …

Asymmetric organocatalysis has been successfully incorporated in many multistep one‐pot
sequences to provide simple access to structurally complex target molecules in a highly …

Petroleum is not only the primary feedstock for liquid fuels but also the basis for most of the
chemicals and polymers that we use (,). Continuing questions about the longevity and …

Organic electrosynthesis can transform the chemical industry by introducing electricity-
driven processes that are more energy efficient and that can be easily integrated with …

Converting renewable carbon to chemicals and fuels is experiencing a huge increase in
both research and commercial interest. The biorefinery is now a recognized approach for …

Acrylic monomers are a significant part of the global economy, contributing to the
manufacture of over a billion tons of diverse polymeric consumer products every year. The …

A series of biobased epoxy monomers were prepared from diphenolic acid (DPA) by
transforming the free acid into n-alkyl esters and the phenolic hydroxyl groups into diglycidyl …

Aldol reactions have been and are widely applied for the preparation of β-hydroxy
aldehydes, β-hydroxy ketones or α, β-unsaturated aldehydes or ketones through addition or …