How catalysts and experimental conditions determine the selective hydroconversion of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

S Chen, R Wojcieszak, F Dumeignil, E Marceau… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

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 …

Metal catalysts for the efficient transformation of biomass‐derived HMF and furfural to value added chemicals

K Gupta, RK Rai, SK Singh - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Catalytic transformation of biomass‐derived compounds to different platform chemicals and
liquid fuel is a prominent way to reduce the global dependence on fossil resources. In past …

Bio-based 1, 4-butanediol and tetrahydrofuran synthesis: perspective

Y Zhu, J Yang, F Mei, X Li, C Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 4-Butanediol (1, 4-BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) are important feedstocks for the
synthesis of polyurethane elastomers, polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene …

Selective C–C and C–O bond cleavage strategies for the thermochemical upgrading of (hemi) cellulosic biomass

R Sun, C Yang, Z Fang, N Zhu, M Zheng, K Guo… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing lignocellulose as an alternative green carbon resource is recognized as a vital
approach to drive the ongoing transition towards a sustainable manufacture of chemicals …

Efficient and selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to cyclopentanone using Ru catalysts

R Fang, H Liu, R Luque, Y Li - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The selective hydrogenation of furfural into cyclopentanone is an attractive transformation to
advance in the sustainable synthesis of important chemicals from biomass. A supported Ru …

Pd/C-catalyzed reactions of HMF: decarbonylation, hydrogenation, and hydrogenolysis

J Mitra, X Zhou, T Rauchfuss - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The diverse reactivity of 5-hydroxymethylfural (HMF) in Pd/C-catalyzed reactions is
described with emphasis on the role of additives that affect selectivity. Three broad reactions …

Nickel–tungsten carbide catalysts for the production of 2, 5‐dimethylfuran from biomass‐derived molecules

YB Huang, MY Chen, L Yan, QX Guo, Y Fu - ChemSusChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new catalytic systems for the conversion of biomass‐derived molecules
into liquid fuels has attracted much attention. We propose a non‐noble bimetallic catalyst …

Synthesis of hydroxymethylfurfural from cellulose using green processes: A promising biochemical and biofuel feedstock

PK Rout, AD Nannaware, O Prakash, A Kalra… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Inedible, lignocellulosic biomass has been recognized as most promising renewable
resource for the production of high value bio-chemicals. The pretreated biomass or isolated …

Catalytic total hydrodeoxygenation of biomass‐derived polyfunctionalized substrates to alkanes

Y Nakagawa, S Liu, M Tamura, K Tomishige - ChemSusChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The total hydrodeoxygenation of carbohydrate‐derived molecules to alkanes, a key reaction
in the production of biofuel, was reviewed from the aspect of catalysis. Noble metals (or Ni) …