Bright side of lignin depolymerization: toward new platform chemicals Z Sun, B Fridrich, A De Santi, S Elangovan, K Barta Chemical reviews 118 (2), 614-678, 2018 | 1800 | 2018 |
Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels Z Sun, G Bottari, A Afanasenko, MCA Stuart, PJ Deuss, B Fridrich, K Barta Nature catalysis 1 (1), 82-92, 2018 | 413 | 2018 |
Advanced model compounds for understanding acid-catalyzed lignin depolymerization: identification of renewable aromatics and a lignin-derived solvent CW Lahive, PJ Deuss, CS Lancefield, Z Sun, DB Cordes, CM Young, ... Journal of the American Chemical Society 138 (28), 8900-8911, 2016 | 248 | 2016 |
Structure–function relationships of deep eutectic solvents for lignin extraction and chemical transformation S Hong, XJ Shen, Z Xue, Z Sun, TQ Yuan Green Chemistry 22 (21), 7219-7232, 2020 | 188 | 2020 |
In-depth interpretation of the structural changes of lignin and formation of diketones during acidic deep eutectic solvent pretreatment S Hong, XJ Shen, B Pang, Z Xue, XF Cao, JL Wen, ZH Sun, SS Lam, ... Green chemistry 22 (6), 1851-1858, 2020 | 148 | 2020 |
Efficient catalytic conversion of ethanol to 1-butanol via the Guerbet reaction over copper-and nickel-doped porous Z Sun, A Couto Vasconcelos, G Bottari, MCA Stuart, G Bonura, C Cannilla, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5 (2), 1738-1746, 2017 | 122 | 2017 |
Decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal synthesis of carbon sub-micron spheres from cellulose S Yu, X Dong, P Zhao, Z Luo, Z Sun, X Yang, Q Li, L Wang, Y Zhang, ... Nature Communications 13 (1), 3616, 2022 | 105 | 2022 |
From wood to tetrahydro-2-benzazepines in three waste-free steps: modular synthesis of biologically active lignin-derived scaffolds S Elangovan, A Afanasenko, J Haupenthal, Z Sun, Y Liu, AKH Hirsch, ... ACS central science 5 (10), 1707-1716, 2019 | 99 | 2019 |
Downstream processing strategies for lignin‐first biorefinery Z Sun, J Cheng, D Wang, TQ Yuan, G Song, K Barta ChemSusChem 13 (19), 5199-5212, 2020 | 86 | 2020 |
Ultrastructural change in lignocellulosic biomass during hydrothermal pretreatment Q Sun, WJ Chen, B Pang, Z Sun, SS Lam, C Sonne, TQ Yuan Bioresource technology 341, 125807, 2021 | 76 | 2021 |
Supercritical methanol as solvent and carbon source in the catalytic conversion of 1, 2-diaminobenzenes and 2-nitroanilines to benzimidazoles Z Sun, G Bottari, K Barta Green Chemistry 17 (12), 5172-5181, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
Cleave and couple: toward fully sustainable catalytic conversion of lignocellulose to value added building blocks and fuels Z Sun, K Barta Chemical communications 54 (56), 7725-7745, 2018 | 66 | 2018 |
Raney Ni as a versatile catalyst for biomass conversion Z Sun, ZH Zhang, TQ Yuan, X Ren, Z Rong ACS Catalysis 11 (16), 10508-10536, 2021 | 63 | 2021 |
Selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over Pt nanoparticles deposited on reduced graphene oxide Z Sun, Z Rong, Y Wang, Y Xia, W Du, Y Wang RSC advances 4 (4), 1874-1878, 2014 | 63 | 2014 |
Improved value and carbon footprint by complete utilization of corncob lignocellulose B Pang, Z Sun, L Wang, WJ Chen, Q Sun, XF Cao, XJ Shen, L Xiao, ... Chemical Engineering Journal 419, 129565, 2021 | 54 | 2021 |
Primary benzylamines by efficient N-alkylation of benzyl alcohols using commercial Ni catalysts and easy-to-handle ammonia sources Y Liu, A Afanasenko, S Elangovan, Z Sun, K Barta ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 7 (13), 11267-11274, 2019 | 52 | 2019 |
Technical lignin valorization in biodegradable polyester-based plastics (BPPs) SJ Zhou, HM Wang, SJ Xiong, JM Sun, YY Wang, S Yu, Z Sun, JL Wen, ... ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (36), 12017-12042, 2021 | 47 | 2021 |
Selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol over graphene supported Pt–Co bimetallic catalysts Z Rong, Z Sun, Y Wang, J Lv, Y Wang Catalysis letters 144, 980-986, 2014 | 44 | 2014 |
Fully lignocellulose-based PET analogues for the circular economy X Wu, MV Galkin, T Stern, Z Sun, K Barta Nature Communications 13 (1), 3376, 2022 | 41 | 2022 |
Efficient conversion of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone over Raney Ni catalyst prepared from melt-quenching alloy Z Rong, Z Sun, L Wang, J Lv, Y Wang, Y Wang Catalysis letters 144, 1766-1771, 2014 | 34 | 2014 |