Bimetallic sites for catalysis: from binuclear metal sites to bimetallic nanoclusters and nanoparticles

L Liu, A Corma - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts have broad applications in industrial processes, but
achieving a fundamental understanding on the nature of the active sites in bimetallic …

Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Progress and perspectives in photo‐and electrochemical‐oxidation of biomass for sustainable chemicals and hydrogen production

H Luo, J Barrio, N Sunny, A Li, L Steier… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass is recognized as an ideal CO2 neutral, abundant, and renewable resource
substitute to fossil fuels. The rich proton content in most biomass derived materials, such as …

Atomically Dispersed Pt–N3C1 Sites Enabling Efficient and Selective Electrocatalytic C–C Bond Cleavage in Lignin Models under Ambient Conditions

T Cui, L Ma, S Wang, C Ye, X Liang… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Selective cleavage of C–C linkages is the key and a challenge for lignin degradation to
harvest value-added aromatic compounds. To this end, electrocatalytic oxidation presents a …

Lignin to value-added chemicals and advanced materials: extraction, degradation, and functionalization

MJ Gan, YQ Niu, XJ Qu, CH Zhou - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a green and sustainable feedstock for the production of chemicals and materials;
however, its utilization is still low. Over the past decade, remarkable progress has been …

Bioresource upgrade for sustainable energy, environment, and biomedicine

F Li, Y Li, KS Novoselov, F Liang, J Meng, SH Ho… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
We conceptualize bioresource upgrade for sustainable energy, environment, and
biomedicine with a focus on circular economy, sustainability, and carbon neutrality using …

Catalytic conversion of lignin into valuable chemicals: full utilization of aromatic nuclei and side chains

B Zhang, Q Meng, H Liu, B Han - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus In recent years, significant efforts have been directed toward achieving efficient
and mild lignocellulosic biomass conversion into valuable chemicals and fuels, aiming to …

Solar reforming as an emerging technology for circular chemical industries

S Bhattacharjee, S Linley, E Reisner - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2024 - nature.com
The adverse environmental impacts of greenhouse gas emissions and persistent waste
accumulation are driving the demand for sustainable approaches to clean-energy …

Benzenoid Aromatics from Renewable Resources

S Zheng, Z Zhang, S He, H Yang, H Atia… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this Review, all known chemical methods for the conversion of renewable resources into
benzenoid aromatics are summarized. The raw materials that were taken into consideration …

The driving force of biomass value-addition: Selective catalytic depolymerization of lignin to high-value chemicals

Q Tian, P Xu, D Huang, H Wang, Z Wang, H Qin… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin is a cross linked aromatic polymer and it is abundant in nature. It is regarded as a
potential substitute of fossil resource and industrial raw materials due to its highly aromatic …