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 …

Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities

TMW Mak, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, KM Iris… - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Research attention is increasingly drawn on constructing a circular bioeconomy and
enhancing the value of material flows. Circular bioeconomy aims to achieve sustainable …

Customised fabrication of nitrogen-doped biochar for environmental and energy applications

Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang, E Khan, ACK Yip… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming, environmental pollution, and energy shortage are causing severe
environmental concerns for sustainable development. Conversion of various renewable …

A review on the valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment

J O'Connor, SA Hoang, L Bradney, S Dutta… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Valorisation of food waste offers an economical and environmental opportunity, which can
reduce the problems of its conventional disposal. Food waste is commonly disposed of in …

A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control

X Xiong, KM Iris, L Cao, DCW Tsang, S Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2017 - Elsevier
This review addresses the use of biochar as a green and versatile catalyst support for
emerging high-end applications beyond soil remediation, including chemical synthesis and …

Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects

X Xiong, KM Iris, DCW Tsang, NS Bolan, YS Ok… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Food wastes are generated massively across global food supply chains. Conventional
treatments of food waste (eg, landfilling and incineration) cause environmental, economic …

Conversion of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural: A review of catalytic systems and underlying mechanisms

KM Iris, DCW Tsang - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Conversion of biomass waste to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a value-added platform
chemical, has captured great research interests driven by the economic and environmental …

Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass and catalytic upgradation

X Li, R Xu, J Yang, S Nie, D Liu, Y Liu, C Si - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA), produced from lignocellulosic biomass,
can be catalytically upgraded to valuable chemicals and fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass has …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from real biomasses

F Menegazzo, E Ghedini, M Signoretto - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
The present paper reviews recent advances on the direct synthesis of 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from different kinds of raw biomasses. In particular, in the paper …

Heavy metal immobilization and microbial community abundance by vegetable waste and pine cone biochar of agricultural soils

AD Igalavithana, SE Lee, YH Lee, DCW Tsang… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to determine the efficacy of vegetable waste and pine cone biochar for
immobilization of metal/metalloid (lead and arsenic) and abundance of microbial community …