The present critical review reports the recent progress of the last 15 years in the selective
epoxidation of vegetable oils and their derivatives, in particular unsaturated fatty acids …

The present review articles the most recent efforts, made in the Department of Chemical
Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II, in the catalytic treatment of biomasses …

Developing structurally well-defined, supported oxide catalysts remains a significant
challenge. Here, we report the grafting of Nb (V) oxide sites onto the nodes of the Zr-based …

The lively acidic properties in water of niobium phosphate (NBP) catalyst and NBP modified
samples by acidic treatments in HCl solutions at 0.1, 1.0, and 10 M concentration (NBP01 …

Many industrially significant selective oxidation reactions are catalyzed by supported and
bulk transition metal oxides. Catalysts for the synthesis of oxygenates, and especially for …

The transformation of γ-valerolactone (GVL) into levulinic acid (LA) requires the use of
bifunctional catalysts allowing the hydrogenation and lactonization steps to occur. The aim …

Niobium-containing mesoporous silicates reveal superior activity and selectivity in
epoxidation of alkenes using hydrogen peroxide as a green oxidant and, in contrast to …

This study describes the use Nb 2 O 5 catalysts–calcined at different temperatures (373–873
K)–in the photocatalytic degradation reaction of four contaminants of emerging concern …

Epoxides are among the most important essential building blocks with wide downstream
applications in the chemical industry. In this context, rational design of cost-effective …

The presence of quick electron transfer in metal oxides can well promote selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) of NO x with NH 3. Here, a series of CeVO 4-X (X= 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12) …