Polystyrene-based catalysts with simultaneous Brønsted and Lewis acidity for hydroxymethylfurfural production from starch: molecular weight and solvent effects

IS Omodolor, NO Ofole, SA Walz… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass-derived chemicals, such as hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), have the potential to
supplement other petroleum-derived products. Several catalysts have been reported in the …

Sustainably-derived sulfonated pinecone-based hydrochar catalyst for carbohydrate dehydration

H Guo, Y Isoda, T Honma, F Shen, RL Smith Jr - Renewable Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste pinecones are a forest resource that have not been widely utilized as feedstocks for
producing catalytic materials. By combining waste pinecones with l-cysteine, they can be …

Quantitative investigation on microwave-accelerated fructose conversion via fluorescent thermometry

A Xu, N Wang, K Liu, Z Zhao, H Li, X Gao - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of microwave (MW) is promising for resolving energy-intensive problems that occur
in carbohydrate bioconversion. To quantitatively investigate the mechanism of MW …

Dehydration of Fructose to 5‐HMF Catalyzed by Commercial Faujasite Zeolites: Kinetic Study and Influence of the Properties of the Catalyst

Y Han, N Caillol, F Allain, A Mekki‐Berrada… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We carried out a mechanistic investigation of the dehydration of fructose catalyzed by a
series of proton‐exchanged faujasite zeolites. Using a combination of analytical tools …

Strong wave-absorbing catalyst cooperates with microwave energy to enhance fructose dehydration to produce 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

XU Anran, LIU Kai, W Na, Z Zhenyu, LI Hong… - CIESC …, 2024 - hgxb.cip.com.cn
Multihole hollow carbon spheres (MHCS) were prepared by using a hard template method.
The effects of heat treatment temperature, metal loading, and etching on the electromagnetic …