Recent advances in the selective oxidation of glycerol to value-added chemicals via photocatalysis/photoelectrocatalysis

Y Liu, B Zhang, D Yan, X Xiang - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol, as the major by-product of biodiesel, is a highly versatile molecule with three
similar hydroxyl groups. Recently, great efforts have been mode to finding active catalysts …

Roles of Cocatalysts in Biomass Photo (electro) refining

Z Li, W Li, J Wang, L Jing, P Li, H Zhang… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photosynthesis converts solar energy, carbon dioxide, and water into biomass, offering a
renewable energy and chemical source. Biomass photo (electro) refining (BPeR) emerges …

Selective Conversion of Glycerol to Lactic Acid in Water via Acceptorless Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by a Water-Soluble Metal–Ligand Bifunctional Iridium Catalyst

X Xu, H You, B Dong, Y He, F Li - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
An efficient method for the selective conversion of glycerol, the major byproduct of the
biodiesel manufacturing process, to lactic acid in water via acceptorless dehydrogenation …

Shedding light on luminescent Janus nanoparticles: From synthesis to photoluminescence and applications

S Yuan, J Wang, Y Xiang, S Zheng, Y Wu, J Liu, X Zhu… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescent Janus nanoparticles refer to a special category of Janus‐based nanomaterials
that not only exhibit dual‐asymmetric surface nature but also attractive optical properties …

Mesoporous silicon-carbon composites: Novel supports of platinum nanoparticles for highly efficient selective oxidation of glycerol

X Huang, Z Long, Z Wang, S Li, P Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Selective oxidation of glycerol is an extremely challenging reaction because of that three
hydroxyl groups in glycerol are prone to randomly oxidize, resulting in unsatisfactory …

Hydrodynamic cavitation a novel approach in wastewater treatment: A review

GR Darandale, MV Jadhav, AR Warade… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The inadequate conventional wastewater treatment methods need some prominent
solutions for the degradation of complex new generation pollutants. These pollutants …

Highly photoactive titanium dioxide supported platinum catalyst: Synthesis using cleaner ultrasound approach

SB Potdar, CM Huang, BVS Praveen, S Manickam… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
Catalysts increase reaction rates; however, the surface area to volume ratio of catalysts has
a vital role in catalytic activity. The noble metals such as platinum (Pt) and gold (Au) are …

Synthesis of bimetallic Co–Pt/cellulose nanocomposites for catalytic reduction of p-nitrophenol

VK Landge, VS Hakke, M Kakunuri… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, bimetallic nanoparticles (NPs) of Co–Pt anchored on cellulose nanofibers
(CNFs) for catalytic applications were synthesized via a sonochemical approach. The electro …

Boosting the Performance of Iridium Single Atom Catalyst in a Porous Organic Polymer for Glycerol Conversion to Lactic Acid

KW Huang, Y Rachuri, SS Gholap… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐atom catalysts (SACs) inherit the merit of both homogeneous and heterogeneous
systems with atomically dispersed mononuclear metal centers on the solid supports. Herein …

[HTML][HTML] One-pot synthesis of alanine from glycerol without additional H2 over a rutile-supported Ru catalyst

J Li, Z Tang, M Ahmadi, H Yang, D Gerlach… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2025 - Elsevier
We successfully demonstrate the synthesis of alanine from glycerol and NH 3 without
additional H 2, using a novel Ru-catalyst with optimized metal-support interactions. Three …