Recent catalytic routes for the preparation and the upgrading of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

C Xu, E Paone, D Rodríguez-Padrón… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Furans represent one of the most important classes of intermediates in the conversion of non-
edible lignocellulosic biomass into bio-based chemicals and fuels. At present, bio-furan …

Recent advances in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol over heterogeneous catalysts

Z An, J Li - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) has recently emerged as a highly attractive approach
for achieving biomass-based hydrogenation due to its avoidance of high-pressure fossil …

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis for valorization of biomass-derived furanic compounds

W Fang, A Riisager - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis is economically and environmentally
benign synthetic strategies to valorize renewable compounds derived from biomass. Simple …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol under mild conditions over Zr-MOFs: exploring the role of metal node coordination and modification

AH Valekar, M Lee, JW Yoon, J Kwak, DY Hong… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) reaction is considered as a potential route for
upgrading bio-based carbonyls to their corresponding alcohols. Herein, a series of Zr-based …

Recent advances in catalytic hydrogenation of furfural

Y Wang, D Zhao, D Rodríguez-Padrón, C Len - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Furfural has been considered as one of the most promising platform molecules directly
derived from biomass. The hydrogenation of furfural is one of the most versatile reactions to …

Defect-engineered MOF-808 with highly exposed Zr sites as highly efficient catalysts for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural

Q Fu, D Liu, W Niu, S Zhang, R Chen, Y Wang, P Zhao… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly efficient production of furfuryl alcohol (FFA) from biomass-derived furfural (FFR) is
attracting increasing attention due to its wide application in the production of value-added …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone from different biomass-derived feedstocks: Recent advances on reaction mechanisms and catalytic systems

Z Yu, X Lu, C Liu, Y Han, N Ji - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is
considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil …

Advances in upgrading biomass to biofuels and oxygenated fuel additives using metal oxide catalysts

J Ethiraj, D Wagh, H Manyar - Energy & Fuels, 2022 - ACS Publications
Increasing demand for transportation fuels, awareness of climate change, and dwindling
supplies of crude oil has led to the rapid increase in production of biomass derived …

Highly Selective Conversion of Furfural to Furfural Alcohol or Levulinate Ester in One Pot over ZrO2@SBA-15 and Its Kinetic Behavior

J Zhang, Y Liu, S Yang, J Wei, L He… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biorefinery for the purpose of producing biofuels, chemicals, and materials has received
much attention. Furfural alcohol (FOL) and levulinate ester (LE) are important biomass …

Efficient catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-based furfural to furfuryl alcohol with recycable Hf-phenylphosphonate nanohybrids

H Li, Y Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr - Catalysis Today, 2019 - Elsevier
An acid-base bifunctional nanohybrid phenylphosphonic acid (PhP)-hafnium (1: 1.5) was
synthesized through assembly of PhP with HfCl 4 for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of …