Homogeneous catalysis for sustainable energy: hydrogen and methanol economies, fuels from biomass, and related topics

A Kumar, P Daw, D Milstein - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
As the world pledges to significantly cut carbon emissions, the demand for sustainable and
clean energy has now become more important than ever. This includes both production and …

Chemistries and processes for the conversion of ethanol into middle-distillate fuels

NM Eagan, MD Kumbhalkar, JS Buchanan… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Ethanol is presently the most common liquid fuel derived from biomass. One way of meeting
the growing demand for heavier middle-distillate fuels—diesel and jet fuels comprising …

Carbon-increasing catalytic strategies for upgrading biomass into energy-intensive fuels and chemicals

H Li, A Riisager, S Saravanamurugan, A Pandey… - Acs …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant organic carbon source and has received a
great deal of interest as renewable and sustainable feedstock for the production of potential …

Manganese-catalyzed upgrading of ethanol into 1-butanol

S Fu, Z Shao, Y Wang, Q Liu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Biomass-derived ethanol is an important renewable feedstock. Its conversion into high-
quality biofuels is a promising route to replace fossil resources. Herein, an efficient …

Transformations of biomass, its derivatives, and downstream chemicals over ceria catalysts

L Lei, Y Wang, Z Zhang, J An, F Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
In the past two decades, on account of the energy and environmental crisis brought by the
decline in fossil resources, price volatility, and climate change, the high-value utilization of …

Catalytic Upgrading of Ethanol to n-Butanol via Manganese-Mediated Guerbet Reaction

NV Kulkarni, WW Brennessel, WD Jones - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Replacement of precious metal catalysts in the Guerbet upgrade of ethanol to n-butanol with
first-row metal complex catalysts is highly appreciated due to their economic and …

Homogeneous Ethanol to Butanol Catalysis Guerbet Renewed

H Aitchison, RL Wingad, DF Wass - ACS Catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of (bio) ethanol into butanol is an attractive route to upgrade the
modest fuel characteristics of this widely available bioderived substrate into a molecule that …

Highly efficient process for production of biofuel from ethanol catalyzed by ruthenium pincer complexes

Y Xie, Y Ben-David, LJW Shimon… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
A highly efficient ruthenium pincer-catalyzed Guerbet-type process for the production of
biofuel from ethanol has been developed. It produces the highest conversion of ethanol …

Remarkably boosting ethanol upgrading to higher alcohols through cooperative catalysis of surface-interface multiple-active sites on nitrogen-doped carbon …

L Yuan, M Zhang, G Fan, F Li - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2024 - Elsevier
Upgrading biomass-derived ethanol to higher alcohols is a significantly promising process
involving multi-step tandem reactions finely regulated by multiple active sites. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Catalytic conversion of bioethanol to value-added chemicals and fuels: A review

H Xiang, R Xin, N Prasongthum, P Natewong… - … Chemicals and Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioethanol produced via valorisation of renewable biomass is of great interest to many
industries. The increased availability and decreased cost of bioethanol make it a promising …