A critical review of recent advances in the production of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from lignocellulosic biomass through homogeneous catalytic hydrothermal …

Y Zhao, K Lu, H Xu, L Zhu, S Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Furan energy platform compounds including furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), can
be produced by hydrothermal conversion of biomass. After hydrodeoxygenation, these …

Catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to initial platform chemicals: chemistry and sustainability

LT Mika, E Cséfalvay, Á Németh - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

Catalytic transformation of lignocellulose into chemicals and fuel products in ionic liquids

Z Zhang, J Song, B Han - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Innovative valorization of naturally abundant and renewable lignocellulosic biomass is of
great importance in the pursuit of a sustainable future and biobased economy. Ionic liquids …

Acidic ionic liquids

AS Amarasekara - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquid with acidic properties is an important branch in the wide ionic liquid field and the
aim of this article is to cover all aspects of these acidic ionic liquids, especially focusing on …

Conversion of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural: A review of catalytic systems and underlying mechanisms

KM Iris, DCW Tsang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Conversion of biomass waste to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a value-added platform
chemical, has captured great research interests driven by the economic and environmental …

Sustainable production of hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid: Challenges and opportunities

A Mukherjee, MJ Dumont, V Raghavan - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2015 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) are two of the most promising chemicals
derived from biomass owing to their convertibility into a large number of chemicals having …

Current pretreatment technologies for the development of cellulosic ethanol and biorefineries

MHL Silveira, ARC Morais, AM da Costa Lopes… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Lignocellulosic materials, such as forest, agriculture, and agroindustrial residues, are among
the most important resources for biorefineries to provide fuels, chemicals, and materials in …

Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Recent advances in catalytic and autocatalytic production of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

L Hu, Z Wu, Y Jiang, X Wang, A He, J Song, J Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
As a typical biomass-derived platform compound, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) can be
used to synthesize numerous high-quality fuels and high-value chemicals, so it has captured …

Efficient removal of lignin from vegetable wastes by ultrasonic and microwave-assisted treatment with ternary deep eutectic solvent

Q Ji, X Yu, AEGA Yagoub, L Chen, C Zhou - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•The lignin removal efficiency after microwave treatment was higher than oil
bath.•The lignin removal efficiency of ternary DES was higher than binary DES.•TDES …