Catalytic conversion of chitin as a nitrogen-containing biomass

H Kobayashi, T Sagawa, A Fukuoka - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The conversion of chitin enables the utilisation of naturally-fixed nitrogen in addition to
carbon toward establishing a sustainable carbon and nitrogen cycle. Chitin is an abundant …

Catalytic upgrading of chitin: advances, mechanistic insights, and prospect

H Huang, G Zhou, S Luo, S Xie - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The most plentiful renewable nitrogenous material on earth is chitin, which may be obtained
from the shell waste of crustaceans. This waste is not fully utilized, resulting in resource …

Boosting 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran production from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in γ-valerolactone by a dissolution-dehydration effect

X Ji, J Kou, G Gözaydın, X Chen - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Chitin biorefinery offers a unique opportunity to sustainably produce highly-valued
organonitrogen compounds such as the versatile pharmaceutical precursor 3-acetamido-5 …

One‐Pot Chitin Conversion to High‐Activity Antifungal N, N‐Dimethyl Chitosan Oligosaccharides

J Cheng, A Armugam, Y Yang, F Jin, Y Zhang… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chitosan oligosaccharide and its derivatives are known for their diverse biological activities.
In this study, we communicate a convenient one‐pot synthesis of N, N‐dimethyl chitosan …

The Loss of Structural Integrity of 3D Chitin Scaffolds from Aplysina aerophoba Marine Demosponge after Treatment with LiOH

I Dziedzic, A Voronkina, M Pajewska-Szmyt, M Kotula… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aminopolysaccharide chitin is one of the main structural biopolymers in sponges that is
responsible for the mechanical stability of their unique 3D-structured microfibrous and …

Biomass to Aromatic Amine Module: Alkali Catalytic Conversion of N‐Acetylglucosamine into Unsubstituted 3‐Acetamidofuran by Retro‐Aldol Condensation

C Lin, H Yang, X Gao, Y Zhuang, C Feng, H Wu… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aminofurans are widely used in drug synthesis as aromatic modules analogous to aniline.
However, unsubstituted aminofuran compounds are difficult to prepare. In this study, a …

Efficient conversion of glucosamine and N‐acetyl‐glucosamine to 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid

GT Jeong - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To valorize crustacean shells, an aquatic organism‐derived food waste, this study was
conducted to synthesize 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (5‐HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) from d …

[HTML][HTML] Marine waste derived chitin biopolymer for N-containing supports, catalysts and chemicals

N Lucas, CV Rode - Tetrahedron Green Chem, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficacious waste valorisation is a promising strategy towards sustainability. Marine waste
which was undervalued and underutilized for a long time has attracted attention recently to …

Biomass to green surfactants: Microwave-assisted transglycosylation of wheat bran for alkyl glycosides production

J Mi, J Cheng, KH Ng, N Yan - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Depolymerization of carbohydrate biomass using a long-chain alcohol (transglycosylation)
to produce alkyl glycoside-based bio-surfactants has been gaining industrial interest. This …

Rational design of iron single-atom catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction to produce ammonia

X Chen, X Ji, J Kou - Discover Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Ammonia (NH3) is the second-most produced chemical with broad applications and vital for
the chemical industry. However, the current Haber–Bosch synthesis is problematic with high …