Recent advances in the chemical valorization of cellulose and its derivatives into ester compounds

ZM Xu, JY Luo, YB Huang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose is the most abundant, renewable carbohydrate resource in nature, providing
human society with a broad spread of materials for production and living. Compared with the …

Synthesis of alkyl levulinate as fuel blending agent by catalytic valorization of carbohydrates via alcoholysis: recent advances and challenges

KC Badgujar, VC Badgujar, BM Bhanage - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Alkyl levulinate moieties are recognized as the most attractive and potential energy
compounds due to their excellent fuel additive/blending properties and commercial …

The carbon-doped Fe3O4 montmorillonite particle electrode for the degradation of antiviral drugs in electro-Fenton system

T Zhang, G Bai, N Cai, Y Lei, P Guo, J Xu - Applied Clay Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the extensive use of epidemic control drugs such as
Arbidol (ARB) and Acyclovir (ACV) has significantly increased and the environmental …

Esterification of Levulinic Acid with Different Alcohols Using Mesoporous Stannosilicates As the Catalyst

BEB Costa, AOS Silva, SMP Meneghetti - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
The mesoporous stannosilicates SnMCM-41–25 and SnMCM-41–80, synthesized,
respectively, at 25 and 80° C and exhibiting a well-ordered hexagonal structure, were …

Conversion of biomass-derived sugars to 1, 1, 2-trialkoxyethane via a [2+ 4] retro-aldol reaction over alkaline and alkaline earth metal salts of phosphotungstic acid

T Liu, J Wang, H Cui, J Wang - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 1, 2-Trialkoxyethanes (TriAE) are a class of value-added chemicals that are desirably
derived from biomass-derived sugars. However, it has been a big challenge to efficiently …

Biomass conversion to alkyl levulinates using heteropoly acid carbon mesoporous composites

N Ayashi, AN Chermahini, M Saraji - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
With regards to the importance of biomass conversion into valuable compounds such as
alkyl levulinate (AL), herein, the synthesis of butyl levulinate (BL) and ethyl levulinate (EL) …

Copper phosphotungstate-catalyzed microwave-assisted synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a biphasic system

GAD Castro, NPG Lopes, SA Fernandes, MJ da Silva - Cellulose, 2022 - Springer
In this paper, we have described a novel route to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a
valuable platform molecule obtained from biomass. Metal-exchanged Keggin …

Construction of Gemini composite based on TiO2 pillared montmorillonite for efficient oil-water separation

Y Wang, J Yan, Z Li, X Liu, X Zhang, L Wei, S Ye - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the changeable components of oil–water system and the inflexible limitation of
available materials during oil–water separation, the treatment of oily wastewater with wide …

Surface modified mesoporous KIT-5: A catalytic approach to obtain butyl levulinate from starch

M Dookheh, AN Chermahini - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass is the only renewable organic material that has high energy content. Due to the
significant amount of biomass resources, especially crop residues, the valorization of …

Dual-Acidity Catalysts for Alkyl Levulinate Synthesis from Biomass Carbohydrates: A Review

K Krishnasamy, M Asmadi, MM Zainol, NAS Amin… - BioEnergy …, 2024 - Springer
To combat the fast-degrading environment in this era, efforts are being made to consider
biomass as feedstock for the production of biofuels and biofuel additives. Alkyl levulinates …