Highly efficient conversion of sunflower stalk-hydrolysate to furfural by sunflower stalk residue-derived carbonaceous solid acid in deep eutectic solvent/organic …

L Gong, J Zha, L Pan, C Ma, YC He - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Sunflower stalk was utilized as a source of raw material and catalyst for furfural production,
and efficient conversion of xylose-rich hydrolysate into furfural was developed in an …

Solar driven catalytic conversion of cellulose biomass into lactic acid over copper reconstructed natural mineral

M Zhong, X Li, X Chu, H Gui, S Zuo, C Yao, Z Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of new technologies for conversion of biomass− based compounds
into energy sources and basic chemicals is important for a circular economy. In this study, a …

Recent advancements in the synthesis of novel thermostable biocatalysts and their applications in commercially important chemoenzymatic conversion processes

A Suresh, DS Ramgopal, KP Gopinath, J Arun… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermostable enzymes are a field of growing interest in bioremediation, pharmaceuticals,
food industry etc., due to their ability to catalyze bio reactions at high temperatures. This …

An efficient chemoenzymatic strategy for valorisation of corncob to furfuryl alcohol in CA: Betaine-water

L Pan, Q Li, Y Tao, C Ma, H Chai, Y Ai, YC He - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biobased chemical furfuryl alcohol is an important furfural-upgrading compound, which is
mainly used to prepare fruit acids, resins, additives, polymers, fibers, and rocket fuels. In this …

Efficient chemoenzymatic valorization of biobased D-fructose into 2, 5-bis (hydroxymethyl) furan with deep eutectic solvent Lactic acid: Betaine and Pseudomonas …

S Zhang, C Ma, Q Li, Q Li, YC He - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Bis (hydroxymethyl) furan (BHMF) is one kind of important upgraded derivatives of biobased
5-hydroxymethylfuran (5-HMF). This study verified the feasibility of one-pot chemoenzymatic …

Transformation of bread waste into 2, 5-furandimethanol via an efficient chemoenzymatic approach in a benign reaction system

S Zhang, C Wu, C Ma, L Li, YC He - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Via combination catalysis with deep eutectic solvent lactic acid: betaine (chemocatalyst) and
HMFOMUT cell (biocatalyst: E. coli HMFOMUT whole-cell), one-pot manufacture of 2, 5 …

Composite coal fly ash solid acid catalyst in synergy with chloride for biphasic preparation of furfural from corn stover hydrolysate

L Gong, ZY Xu, JJ Dong, H Li, RZ Han, GC Xu… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
A solid acid catalyst SO 4 2−/SnO 2-Al 2 O 3-CFA was synthesized based on industrial
waste coal fly ash (CFA) as carrier and applied in the conversion of oxalic acid pretreated …

Significantly enhanced bioconversion of high titer biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol by robust endogenous aldehyde reductase in a sustainable way

J Di, X Liao, Q Li, YC He, C Ma - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The highly efficient manufacturing of valuable biofurans from abundant, available and
renewable bioresources has attracted much attention in a sustainable way. The major aim of …

Transformation of D-xylose into furfuryl alcohol via an efficient chemobiological approach in a benign deep eutectic solvent lactic acid: betaine-water reaction system

S Zhang, YC He, C Ma - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024 - Elsevier
Biobased furfuryl alcohol (FOL) was a common building block for the production of resins,
lubricants, plasticizers, organic compounds and value-added intermediates. For the effectual …

Catalytic conversion of corncob to furfuryl alcohol in tandem reaction with tin-loaded sulfonated zeolite and NADPH-dependent reductase biocatalyst

YY Li, Q Li, PQ Zhang, CL Ma, JH Xu, YC He - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, tin-loaded sulfonated zeolite (Sn-zeolite) catalyst was synthesized for catalysis
of raw corncob (75.0 g/L) to 103.0 mM furfural at 52.3% yield in water (pH 1.0) at 170° C …