Selective hydrogenation over supported metal catalysts: from nanoparticles to single atoms

L Zhang, M Zhou, A Wang, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selective catalytic hydrogenation has wide applications in both petrochemical and fine
chemical industries, however, it remains challenging when two or multiple functional groups …

A general review on the use of advance oxidation and adsorption processes for the removal of furfural from industrial effluents

S Ghosh, O Falyouna, A Malloum, A Othmani… - Microporous and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Furfural contamination of water is a serious problem in the world. The review article
highlights on furfural ecotoxicology and the associated molecular mechanisms involved in …

An alloy chemistry strategy to tailoring the d-band center of Ni by Cu for efficient and selective catalytic hydrogenation of furfural

F Tang, L Wang, MD Walle, A Mustapha, YN Liu - Journal of Catalysis, 2020 - Elsevier
Nickel is a promising catalyst for the hydrogenation of furfural (FA) into furfuryl alcohol (FOL)
and tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (TFOL). However, slow H* desorption and low catalytic …

Ni− Promoted Cu/ZSM-5 for selective hydrodeoxygenation of furfural to produce 2− Methylfuran

C Wang, C Wu, L Deng, R Zhang, S Zhou, Z Wang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of furfural (FUR) to produce 2− methylfuran (2− MeF) is
a green way to produce hydrocarbons with fuel− like properties. In this work, bimetallic Ni …

Single-atom Cu catalyst in a zirconium-based metal–organic framework for biomass conversion

Y Wu, H Wang, J Peng, J Zhang, M Ding - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have received great interests due to their high atomic
utilization efficiency and unique electronic properties of active center atom. Here we …

Advances in catalytic hydroconversion of typical heavy carbon resources under mild conditions

XY Wei, X Bai, FY Ma, ZM Zong, W Zhao, ZH Ni… - Energy & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Low-rank coals, biomass, and heavy petroleum are typical heavy carbon resources, which
are currently not efficiently used, and many processes for the current use of the heavy …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone from different biomass-derived feedstocks: Recent advances on reaction mechanisms and catalytic systems

Z Yu, X Lu, C Liu, Y Han, N Ji - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is
considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil …

Selective hydrogenation of furfural over the Co-based catalyst: A subtle synergy with Ni and Zn dopants

S Li, Y Fan, C Wu, C Zhuang, Y Wang, X Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
A multimetal doping strategy has aroused extensive attention in promoting a non-noble
catalyst for selective hydrogenation reaction. Herein, a multimetallic catalyst (NiCoZn@ CN) …

Falling leaves return to their roots: a review on the preparation of γ‐valerolactone from lignocellulose and its application in the conversion of lignocellulose

R Xu, K Liu, H Du, H Liu, X Cao, X Zhao, G Qu… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract γ‐Valerolactone (GVL), derived from renewable lignocellulosic biomass, has been
considered as a cost‐competitive and green platform chemical. With the increasingly …

One-pot self-assembly synthesis of Ni-doped ordered mesoporous carbon for quantitative hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol

Y Tang, M Qiu, J Yang, F Shen, X Wang, X Qi - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Ni-Doped ordered mesoporous carbon (Ni@ OMC) was prepared by a one-pot solvent
evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process with sustainable biomass-derived gallic …