Fatty acids and their derivatives as renewable platform molecules for the chemical industry

U Biermann, UT Bornscheuer… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin remain an important renewable feedstock for the
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …

The recent progress on silver nanoparticles: synthesis and electronic applications

A Bouafia, SE Laouini, ASA Ahmed, AV Soldatov… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nanoscience enables researchers to develop new and cost-effective nanomaterials for
energy, healthcare, and medical applications. Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are currently …

Linear paired electrochemical valorization of glycerol enabled by the electro-Fenton process using a stable NiSe2 cathode

H Sheng, AN Janes, RD Ross, H Hofstetter, K Lee… - Nature Catalysis, 2022 - nature.com
Electrochemical valorization of surplus biomass-derived feedstocks, such as glycerol, into
high-value chemicals offers a sustainable route for utilization of biomass resources and …

Metal-compound-based electrocatalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis and the electro-Fenton process

H Sheng, RD Ross, JR Schmidt, S Jin - ACS Energy Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a powerful oxidant with many applications, but its chemical
production is unsustainable and unsafe. Decentralized electrosynthesis of H2O2 via the …

High performance, fully bio‐based, and optically transparent wood biocomposites

C Montanari, Y Ogawa, P Olsén… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable development of engineering biocomposites has been limited due to a lack
of bio‐based monomers combining favorable processing with high performance. Here, the …

Atomically Dispersed Iron Regulating Electronic Structure of Iron Atom Clusters for Electrocatalytic H2O2 Production and Biomass Upgrading

H Xu, S Zhang, X Zhang, M Xu, M Han… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The integration of highly active single atoms (SAs) and atom clusters (ACs) into an
electrocatalyst is critically important for high‐efficiency two‐electron oxygen reduction …

Recent advances in H2O2 electrosynthesis based on the application of gas diffusion electrodes: challenges and opportunities

GOS Santos, PJM Cordeiro-Junior… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, the development of highly efficient alternative techniques for the in
situ production of H 2 O 2 via two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2 e–ORR) has been …

Sustainable production of formic acid and acetic acid from biomass

Y Chen, Y Yang, X Liu, X Shi, C Wang, H Zhong… - Molecular Catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
The escalating global demand for chemicals and energy, coupled with the rising carbon
emissions resulting from the extraction and combustion of fossil fuels, has had detrimental …

Defect‐Engineering‐Mediated Long‐Lived Charge‐Transfer Excited‐State in Fe–Gallate Complex Improves Iron Cycle and Enables Sustainable Fenton‐Like …

Y Shi, G Zhang, C Xiang, C Liu, J Hu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fenton reactions are inefficient because the Fe (II) catalyst cannot be recycled in time due to
the lack of a rapid electron transport pathway. This results in huge H2O2 wastage in …

Degumming methods for bast fibers—A mini review

P Lyu, Y Zhang, X Wang, C Hurren - Industrial Crops and Products, 2021 - Elsevier
Bast fibers, such as ramie, hemp, flax and kenaf, are natural fibers with high specific stiffness
and strength that have gained increasing attention in recent years. Bast fibers are …