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 …

Lignin is the largest renewable source of aromatic chemical building blocks on the planet
and has great potential for the production of value-added chemicals. Herein, we describe …

Upgrading ethanol to n-butanol is an attractive way for renewable n-butanol production.
Herein, Cu was selected to modify NiMgAlO catalysts for improving ethanol conversion and …

The catalytic condensation of ethanol to n-butanol and higher alcohols, known collectively
as Guerbet reactions, has attracted attention in recent years as ethanol becomes …

Presented here is an overview of progress in one approach to reducing greenhouse gas
emission, namely substituting photosynthesis generated, woody biomass for fossil carbon as …

This paper is focused on the catalytic synthesis of butanol from ethanol in a microflow
reactor at a constant weight hour space velocity (4.5 h− 1) and different reaction …

Synthesis and characterization of a copper mixed metal oxide obtained from hydrotalcite
precursor as well as catalytic runs for ethanol conversion to 1-butanol are described …

A suitable catalyst with an exact match of the acidity/basicity, ingenious geometric structure,
and proper electronic environment is vital to the Guerbet reaction for the synthesis of C6+ …

The calorific value and cetane number of C4+ long-chain higher alcohols are similar to
those of diesel, blending with which can significantly reduce pollutant emissions from diesel …

Improvement of processes that utilize renewable feedstocks to produce chemicals ordinarily
derived from fossil carbon feedstocks is paramount to creating environmentally sustainable …