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 …

Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) has been considered as a good precursor, instead of
petroleum-derived terephthalate acid (TPA), for producing green polymers such as …

The applications of copper (Cu) and Cu-based nanoparticles, which are based on the earth-
abundant and inexpensive copper metal, have generated a great deal of interest in recent …

A wide variety of commodity chemicals can be produced from the catalytic oxidation of
carbohydrates or carbohydrate derived molecules including formic acid, acetic acid, glycolic …

Polymeric materials play a key role in modern industry. Owing to outstanding and very
versatile properties of polymers, they have rather quickly occupied the great niche of …

We report a process for converting fructose, at a high concentration (15 weight%), to 2, 5-
furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA), a monomer used in the production of polyethylene furanoate …

Recent advances in the area of biomass-derived C6-furanic platform chemicals for
sustainable biomass processing are analyzed focusing on chemical reactions important for …

Catalytic synthesis of value-added chemicals from renewable biomass or biomass-derived
platform chemicals is an important way to reduce current dependence on fossil-fuel …

The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a platform chemical derived from C6 sugars, which can be
transformed into various important chemicals and fuels because of the presence of CO, C–O …