Heterogeneous catalysis for sustainable biodiesel production via esterification and transesterification

AF Lee, JA Bennett, JC Manayil, K Wilson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance
of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from …

Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrothermal Processing of C5–C6 Sugars

X Zhang, K Wilson, AF Lee - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Porous organic polymers as metal free heterogeneous organocatalysts

M Debruyne, V Van Speybroeck, P Van Der Voort… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient catalysis is essential from a green chemistry perspective. Porous organic polymers
(POPs) have recently emerged as highly effective materials for catalytic applications. POPs …

Hydrophobic solid acids and their catalytic applications in green and sustainable chemistry

F Liu, K Huang, A Zheng, FS Xiao, S Dai - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Acid catalysts are widely used in petrochemical reactions, the synthesis of fine chemicals,
and biomass conversions in industry. To comply with the principles of green and sustainable …

Periodic mesoporous organosilicas: from simple to complex bridges; a comprehensive overview of functions, morphologies and applications

P Van Der Voort, D Esquivel, E De Canck… - Chemical Society …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs) were developed in 1999 and are basically
ordered templated mesoporous organosilicas, prepared by the combination of a surfactant …

Applications of high-resolution 1H solid-state NMR

SP Brown - Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 2012 - Elsevier
This article reviews the large increase in applications of high-resolution 1H magic-angle
spinning (MAS) solid-state NMR, in particular two-dimensional heteronuclear and …

Hydrogen-catalyzed acid transformation for the hydration of alkenes and epoxy alkanes over Co–N frustrated lewis pair surfaces

Q Deng, X Li, R Gao, J Wang, Z Zeng… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen (H2) is widely used as a reductant for many hydrogenation reactions; however, it
has not been recognized as a catalyst for the acid transformation of active sites on solid …

Recent developments in heterogeneous catalysis for the sustainable production of biodiesel

AF Lee, K Wilson - Catalysis Today, 2015 - Elsevier
The quest for energy security and widespread acceptance of the anthropogenic origin of
rising CO 2 emissions and associated climate change from combusting fossil derived carbon …

Design and synthesis of mesoporous polymer-based solid acid catalysts with excellent hydrophobicity and extraordinary catalytic activity

F Liu, W Kong, C Qi, L Zhu, FS Xiao - ACS Catalysis, 2012 - ACS Publications
Novel excellent hydrophobic-mesoporous-polymer-based solid acid catalysts have been
successfully synthesized by copolymerization of divinylbenzene (DVB) with sodium p …

Noncovalent peptide assembly enables crystalline, permutable, and reactive thiol frameworks

SS Hess, F Coppola, VT Dang, PN Tran… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Though thiols are exceptionally versatile, their high reactivity has also hindered the
synthesis and characterization of well-defined thiol-containing porous materials. Leveraging …