Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Q Hou, X Qi, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, C Bai, S Zhang… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biorefineries, which utilize lignocellulosic biomass as renewable energy source and
sustainable carbon feedstock, are a promising solution to alleviate the excessive …

Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Catalytic conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to some value-added derivatives

X Kong, Y Zhu, Z Fang, JA Kozinski, IS Butler, L Xu… - Green …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
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 …

Recent advances in hydrothermal carbonisation: from tailored carbon materials and biochemicals to applications and bioenergy

SA Nicolae, H Au, P Modugno, H Luo, AE Szego… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Introduced in the literature in 1913 by Bergius, who at the time was studying biomass
coalification, hydrothermal carbonisation, as many other technologies based on renewables …

Recent advances in catalytic transformation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into the innovative fuels and chemicals

L Hu, L Lin, Z Wu, S Zhou, S Liu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
In contrast to the nonrenewable fossil resources, biomass, the only renewable resource of
organic carbon in the nature, is considered as a special kind of inexhaustible feedstocks …

Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to chemicals: A review of catalytic routes and product applications

QS Kong, XL Li, HJ Xu, Y Fu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass is the sole renewable organic carbon resource in nature. Conversion of Biomass
can produce a series of platform molecules. As an essential multi-purpose bioderived …

Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Use of deep eutectic solvents as catalyst: A mini-review

AE Ünlü, A Arıkaya, S Takaç - Green Processing and Synthesis, 2019 - degruyter.com
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) exhibit numerous advantages over conventional ones used
in several chemical and biochemical processes. Besides addressing most of the principles …

Advances in production of bio-based ester fuels with heterogeneous bifunctional catalysts

H Zhang, H Li, Y Hu, KTV Rao, CC Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Dwindling oil reserves, concerns over climate changes related to CO 2 emissions, and
increasing demands on energy have intensified the interest and efforts in the utilization of …

Glucose isomerization by enzymes and chemo-catalysts: status and current advances

H Li, S Yang, S Saravanamurugan, A Riisager - Acs Catalysis, 2017 - ACS Publications
The well-known interconversion of aldoses to their corresponding ketoses was discovered
more than a century ago, but has recently attracted renewed attention due to alternative …