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 …

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

3d-Metal catalyzed N-and C-alkylation reactions via borrowing hydrogen or hydrogen autotransfer

T Irrgang, R Kempe - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The conservation of our element resources is a fundamental challenge of mankind. The
development of alcohol refunctionalization reactions is a possible fossil carbon conservation …

The use of heterogeneous catalysis in the chemical valorization of plastic waste

LO Mark, MC Cendejas, I Hermans - ChemSusChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Plastic solid waste (PSW) is an ever‐growing environmental challenge for our society, as it
not only ends up in landfills but also in waterways and oceans and is consequently entering …

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 …

Production of fuels and chemicals from biomass: condensation reactions and beyond

L Wu, T Moteki, AA Gokhale, DW Flaherty, FD Toste - Chem, 2016 - cell.com
Renewable resources and bio-based feedstocks may present a sustainable alternative to
petrochemical sources to satisfy modern society's ever-increasing demand for energy 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 …

The alcohol‐to‐jet conversion pathway for drop‐in biofuels: techno‐economic evaluation

S Geleynse, K Brandt, M Garcia‐Perez… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The alcohol‐to‐jet (ATJ) process is a method for the conversion of alcohols to an alternative
jet fuel blendstock based on catalytic steps historically utilized by the petroleum refining and …

Progress in the design of zeolite catalysts for biomass conversion into biofuels and bio-based chemicals

DP Serrano, JA Melero, G Morales, J Iglesias… - Catalysis …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This article reviews the recent advances in the development of zeolite catalysts for biomass
valorization processes to produce both biofuels and/or bio-based chemicals, which is an …

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 …