A wide variety of commodity chemicals can be produced from the catalytic oxidation of
carbohydrates or carbohydrate derived molecules including formic acid, acetic acid, glycolic …

Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

The efficient utilization of biomass, the only globally available, renewable and abundant
carbon-neutral source, is of high significance in green and sustainable chemistry …

Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Abstract Polyoxometalates (POMs), anionic metal‐oxygen nanoclusters that possess various
composition‐dependent properties, are widely used to modify the existing properties of …

Gold can be deposited as nanoparticles (NPs) with diameters of 2–5 nm and clusters with
diameters less than 2 nm on a variety of materials such as oxides, carbides, and sulfides of …

The last two decades have seen a veritable explosion in the use of gold (I) complexes
bearing N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and phosphine (PR3) ligands. Both ligand families …

This review concerns metal-catalyzed reactions of oxidation of alcohols to the respective
products, mainly ketones and aldehydes, mostly within the period of 2010–2014. Both …

Cheap fossil oil resources are becoming depleted and crude oil prices are rising. In this
context, alternatives to fossil fuel-derived carbon are examined in an effort to improve the …