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 …

Recent advances in tetra-(Ti, Sn, Zr, Hf) and pentavalent (Nb, V, Ta) metal-substituted molecular sieve catalysis

SL Suib, J Přech, E Szaniawska, J Čejka - Chemical Reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal substitution of molecular sieve systems is a major driving force in developing novel
catalytic processes to meet current demands of green chemistry concepts and to achieve …

Potential and challenges of zeolite chemistry in the catalytic conversion of biomass

T Ennaert, J Van Aelst, J Dijkmans… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing demand for sustainable chemicals and fuels has pushed academia and industry
to search for alternative feedstocks replacing crude oil in traditional refineries. As a result, an …

Heterogeneous catalytic transfer hydrogenation as an effective pathway in biomass upgrading

MJ Gilkey, B Xu - ACS catalysis, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reducing oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is
a key step in their upgrading to fuels and valuable chemicals. Organic molecules, eg …

31P NMR Chemical Shifts of Phosphorus Probes as Reliable and Practical Acidity Scales for Solid and Liquid Catalysts

A Zheng, SB Liu, F Deng - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Acid–base catalytic reaction, either in heterogeneous or homogeneous systems, is one of
the most important chemical reactions that has provoked a wide variety of industrial catalytic …

Analysis and control of acid sites in zeolites

A Palčić, V Valtchev - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2020 - Elsevier
The exceptional catalytic performance of zeolites is due to the presence of active sites in a
shape-selective environment, ie, in micropores with molecular dimensions. The present …

Propane dehydrogenation over Pt clusters localized at the Sn single-site in zeolite framework

Z Xu, Y Yue, X Bao, Z Xie, H Zhu - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Catalytic dehydrogenation of propane over a Pt-based catalyst to propylene has received
considerable interests in recent years because this route is able to provide an economical …

Heterogeneously Catalyzed Hydrothermal Processing of C5–C6 Sugars

X Zhang, K Wilson, AF Lee - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Biomass has been long exploited as an anthropogenic energy source; however, the 21st
century challenges of energy security and climate change are driving resurgence in its …

Hydrophobic solid acids and their catalytic applications in green and sustainable chemistry

F Liu, K Huang, A Zheng, FS Xiao, S Dai - ACS Catalysis, 2018 - ACS Publications
Acid catalysts are widely used in petrochemical reactions, the synthesis of fine chemicals,
and biomass conversions in industry. To comply with the principles of green and sustainable …

Titration and quantification of open and closed Lewis acid sites in Sn-Beta zeolites that catalyze glucose isomerization

JW Harris, MJ Cordon, JR Di Iorio, JC Vega-Vila… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methods to quantify framework Lewis acidic Sn 4+ sites in zeolite Beta (Sn-Beta) with four
Lewis base titrants (pyridine, deuterated acetonitrile, n-propylamine, ammonia) were …