A promising solution for the near future is the substitution of non-renewable fossil fuels with
a sustainable liquid feedstock for biofuel (biodiesel) production. The cost of conventional …

As a kind of versatile, excellent catalyst carriers, mesoporous silicas (mSiO 2) have been
widely applied for preparing various supported catalysts with ideal catalytic properties due to …

A series of acid–base amphoteric amorphous Zr (OH) 4 catalysts, synthesized with different
amounts of leached SiO2, were investigated for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of liquid …

In this work, sulphonated carbon-based solid acid catalysts were synthesized using two
types of biomass sources, which were palm kernel shell and bamboo. Both carbon precursor …

Catalytic transesterification of triglycerides and esterification of free fatty acids underpins
sustainable biodiesel production, wherein efficient heterogeneous catalysts are sought to …

In phosphotungstic acid aqueous solution, the ordered mesoporous silica molecular sieve
(HPW/OMS-SO 3 H) simultaneously functionalized by phosphotungstic acid (HPW) and …

The Lewis/Brønsted acidity and catalytic properties of UiO-66-type metal–organic
frameworks are studied in the context of tunable acid catalysts based on the presence of …

Chitosan is a widely available polymer with a reasonably high abundance, as well as a
sustainable, biodegradable, and biocompatible material with different functional groups that …

Heterogeneous catalysis applied to esterification and transesterification of non-edible oil
offers a strategy to the clean synthesis of the biodiesel and is driving research interested into …

Biomass conversion is of great importance in the sustainable manufacturing of green
chemicals, and it is well known as a viable way to deal with the shortage of fossil fuels and …