Zeolite catalysts for the valorization of biomass into platform compounds and biochemicals/biofuels: A review

P Yan, H Wang, Y Liao, C Wang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The catalytic upgrading of biomass into high-value biochemicals and biofuels has been
considered as a promising strategy for the efficient utilization of biomass energy and has …

Mini-review on the synthesis of furfural and levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass

Z Jiang, D Hu, Z Zhao, Z Yi, Z Chen, K Yan - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Efficient conversion of renewable biomass into value-added chemicals and biofuels is
regarded as an alternative route to reduce our high dependence on fossil resources and the …

Sulfonic acid-functionalized inorganic materials as efficient catalysts in various applications: a minireview

ML Testa, V La Parola - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Acid catalysis is widely used in the chemical industry, and nowadays many efforts are being
focused on replacing the more common homogeneous catalysts with heterogeneous ones …

Sulfonated graphene nanomaterials for membrane antifouling, pollutant removal, and production of chemicals from biomass: a review

A Tawfik, M Eraky, MN Khalil, AI Osman… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Water pollution and the unsustainable use of fossil fuel derivatives require advanced
catalytic methods to clean waters and to produce fine chemicals from modern biomass …

Chemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into platform chemicals for fuels and polymers

C Chang, H Wu, S Zhao, X Zhao, Q Ma, P Li, G Xu - Advances in Bioenergy, 2023 - Elsevier
As the most abundant biomass on the Earth, lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) has long been
recognized as an alternative feedstock for the synthesis of fuels and polymers. The …

The Chemistry of Levulinic Acid: Its Potential in the Production of Biomass‐Based Chemicals

C Árvai, Z Medgyesi, MY Lui… - Advanced Synthesis & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass has been identified as the ultimate sustainable resource for all carbon‐based
consumer products of the chemical industries in the future. Its catalytic conversion leads to …

Efficient catalytic production of levulinic acid over hydrothermally stable propyl sulfonic acid functionalized SBA-15 in γ-valerolactone-water system

X Cheng, Q Feng, D Ma, H Chen, X Zeng, F Xing… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
To eco-friendly catalyze glucose to levulinic acid, recyclable acid catalyst has been
researched. The synthesis process of propyl sulfonic acid functionalized SBA-15 was …

Levulinic acid production: comparative assessment of Al-rich ordered mesoporous silica and microporous zeolite

S Taghavi, C Pizzolitto, E Ghedini, F Menegazzo… - Catalysis Letters, 2023 - Springer
In this work, the formation of levulinic acid (LA) as one of the top-twelve chemical building
blocks from glucose was studied. In particular, the formulations of heterogeneous acid …

Balanced acidity by microwave-assisted ion-exchange of ZSM-5 zeolite as a catalyst for transformation of glucose to levulinic acid

S Taghavi, E Ghedini, F Menegazzo… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
Levulinic acid (LA) is a worthwhile biochemical usable as a building-block for the formation
of wide variety of chemicals and fuels. In the present work, a series of ion-exchanged ZSM-5 …

Selective Conversion of Glucose to Levulinic Acid Catalyzed by HPAs/MOF-5 in a Hydrophilic Eutectic Solvent System

Q Lv, H Liu, W Xu, A Li, X Zhang, Y Yi, K Guo… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient catalytic systems is critical for increasing the production of high-
value chemicals from low-cost glucose. Here, MOF-5 was evaluated as a promising support …