The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Upcoming bio-refineries will be at the heart of the manufacture of future transportation fuels,
chemicals and materials. A narrow number of platform molecules are envisioned to bridge …

Lactic acid is a naturally occurring organic acid that can be used in a wide variety of
industries, such as the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, chemical, food, and, most recently, the …

Applications of renewable biomass provide facile routes to alleviate the shortage of fossil
fuels as well as to reduce the emission of CO 2. Glycerol, which is currently produced as a …

Catalytic dehydration is one of the possible reactions to valorize the large amounts of
glycerol yielding from the transesterification process. Thus, since the biodiesel boom in 2004 …

The availability of glycerol is rapidly increasing due to the expanding biodiesel industry,
which produces this polyol as the main waste material. Several value-added chemicals have …

Production of fuels and chemicals from renewable biomass resources is an attractive way to
alleviate the shortage of fossil fuels and reduce CO2 emission. Glycerol is an important …

The numerous parallel reactions in glycerol conversion substantially challenge the effective
synthesis of target chemical from oversupplied glycerol. Herein, we intensively studied the …

The production of lactic acid from glycerol has been receiving a lot of attention due to the
efficient roles of glycerol as raw material in producing various useful chemicals. Selective …

Zirconia-supported copper oxide catalysts with various compositions were prepared and
characterized by atomic absorption spectroscopy, N 2 physical adsorption, temperature …