[HTML][HTML] Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

[HTML][HTML] Potential and challenges of zeolite chemistry in the catalytic conversion of biomass

T Ennaert, J Van Aelst, J Dijkmans… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing demand for sustainable chemicals and fuels has pushed academia and industry
to search for alternative feedstocks replacing crude oil in traditional refineries. As a result, an …

Electrochemical routes for the valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks: from chemistry to application

FWS Lucas, RG Grim, SA Tacey, CA Downes… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The drive to reduce consumption of fossil resources, coupled with expanding capacity for
renewable electricity, invites the exploration of new routes to utilize this energy for the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards circular carbo-chemicals–the metamorphosis of petrochemicals

JP Lange - Energy & Environmental Science, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The petrochemical industry grew to become one of the world's largest industries during the
20th century. It is expected that it will continue to grow, as the world's population gets …

Integrating lignin valorization and bio-ethanol production: on the role of Ni-Al 2 O 3 catalyst pellets during lignin-first fractionation

S Van den Bosch, T Renders, S Kennis… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) of lignocellulosic biomass is a promising lignin-first
biorefinery strategy that yields nearly theoretical amounts of phenolic monomers by …

Production of primary amines by reductive amination of biomass‐derived aldehydes/ketones

G Liang, A Wang, L Li, G Xu, N Yan… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Transformation of biomass into valuable nitrogen‐containing compounds is highly desired,
yet limited success has been achieved. Here we report an efficient catalyst system, partially …

[HTML][HTML] Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps

S Van den Bosch, W Schutyser, R Vanholme… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A catalytic lignocellulose biorefinery process is presented, valorizing both polysaccharide
and lignin components into a handful of chemicals. To that end, birch sawdust is efficiently …

Green solvents in carbohydrate chemistry: from raw materials to fine chemicals

A Farrán, C Cai, M Sandoval, Y Xu, J Liu… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In recent decades, there has been an increasing effort to reduce the use of fossil fuels and
oil derivatives, to decrease environmental pollution, and to counteract global warming. The …

Adipic acid production from lignin

DR Vardon, MA Franden, CW Johnson… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is an alkyl-aromatic polymer present in plant cell walls for defense, structure, and
water transport. Despite exhibiting a high-energy content, lignin is typically slated for …

Bio-based amines through sustainable heterogeneous catalysis

M Pelckmans, T Renders, S Van de Vyver, BF Sels - Green Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of amines from biomass is a growing field of interest. Particularly the
amination of bio-based alcohols receives a lot of attention. In this review, we discuss recent …