In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

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 …

Catalyst stability is one of the greatest challenges faced for the utilization of heterogeneous
catalysts in the development of biomass conversion to chemicals and fuels. As many …

Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Although mesoporous materials have well-defined pore structures, these fine materials can
surprisingly be produced by employing a set of conventional and simple procedures such as …

Biomass has emerged as a potential alternative feedstock to dwindling fossil fuel reserves.
Starting in the 1990s, extensive research has been directed towards the synthesis of useful …

Due to its deterrence of high-pressure fossil-derived H 2 and possible reduction in process
costs, catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) has subsequently risen to prominence as a …

Despite technological developments within the past century, ammonia synthesis from
nitrogen and hydrogen is still highly energy intensive due to high-pressure operation. Even …

Aqueous-phase hydrogenation of d-glucose to d-sorbitol was systematically investigated
over silica-supported Pt nanoparticles to elucidate structure–reactivity relations and …

Sorbitol, which is a six carbon polyol typically derived from glucose, is widely used in food,
personal care and pharmaceutical products. Sorbitol production processes that use …