For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-
competition with the food sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this …

The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

An increase in environmental awareness has resulted in a significant shift in research
towards more renewable and sustainable energy sources and better waste valorization …

Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) are two of the most promising chemicals
derived from biomass owing to their convertibility into a large number of chemicals having …

Biobased production of furfural has been known for decades. Nevertheless, bioeconomy
and circular economy concepts is much more recent and has motivated a regain of interest …

A highly efficient and sustainable strategy for the production of functional and thermostable
cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) was developed in this work. In which, the acid hydrolysis …

As mentioned in several recent reviews, biomass-based furfural is attracting increasing
interest as a feasible alternative for the synthesis of a wide range of non-petroleum-derived …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the top bio-based platform molecules that can be converted into
many valuable chemicals. It can be produced by acid catalysis from renewable resources …