Biorefineries, which utilize lignocellulosic biomass as renewable energy source and
sustainable carbon feedstock, are a promising solution to alleviate the excessive …

Transformation of biomass to chemicals and fuels is a long-term goal in both science and
industry. However, high cost is one of the major obstacles to the industrialization of this …

Nowadays, great effort has been devoted to designing carbon aerogels with compressibility,
elasticity, wide linear sensitivity and multifunctional characteristics. Herein, a biomass …

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis is economically and environmentally
benign synthetic strategies to valorize renewable compounds derived from biomass. Simple …

Frequent oil spill accidents and leakage of organic solvent destroy aquatic ecosystems and
threaten marine lives. Separation of the oily pollutant from water with material has long been …

Cellulose II aerogels are light-weight, open pores materials with high specific surface area.
They are made in the same way as bio-aerogels based on other polysaccharides, via …

The employment of single-atom catalysts in the catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) of
furfural (FF) to furfuryl alcohol (FAL) has never been effectively explored. Herein, a catalyst …

It is a challenge to obtain ABO3 perovskite oxides with favorable crystal phase and well‐
defined porous structure via existing approaches. Here, we design an effective and versatile …

Acid hydrolysis using concentrated mineral acids is currently the most applied method to
prepare nanocellulose, specifically cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). However, the method …

Both value-added utilization of low-rank renewable feedstocks to prepare catalytic materials
and selective transformation of bioderived aldehydes are very attractive topics. Herein …