Chemical routes for the transformation of biomass into chemicals

A Corma, S Iborra, A Velty - Chemical reviews, 2007 - ACS Publications
Vegetable biomass is generated from CO2 and H2O using sunlight as the energy source,
producing O2 as a subproduct. The primary products formed are C6-and C5-sugars that …

Recent progress in synthesis of fine and specialty chemicals from wood and other biomass by heterogeneous catalytic processes

P Mäki‐Arvela, B Holmbom, T Salmi… - Catalysis Reviews, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Synthesis of fine and specialty chemicals involving heterogeneous catalysts is discussed
according to the type of reactions (eg, hydrogenation, oxidation, isomerization, etc.) for …

Catalytic approaches to monomers for polymers based on renewables

BM Stadler, C Wulf, T Werner, S Tin, JG de Vries - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but
are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry …

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in solid waste landfill cover soil: Chemical and isotopic composition vs. degradation processes

A Randazzo, M Asensio-Ramos, GV Melián… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Landfills for solid waste disposal release to the atmosphere a large variety of volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). Bacterial activity in landfill cover soils can play an important role in …

Catalytic upgrading of extractives to chemicals: Monoterpenes to “EXICALS”

M Golets, S Ajaikumar, JP Mikkola - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Evidently, the global demand for oil products is bound to increase and is predicted to reach
5700× 106 t/year by 2030. 1 In addition to expected oil price increases, further increases in …

Catalytic and physicochemical properties of modified natural clinoptilolite

A Dziedzicka, B Sulikowski, M Ruggiero-Mikołajczyk - Catalysis Today, 2016 - Elsevier
A natural specimen from the deposit at Kučin (Slovakia), rich in clinoptilolite type zeolite, was
dealuminated using HCl solutions of increasing concentration (0.05–11.5 M). The samples …

Sidestreams from bioenergy and biorefinery complexes as a resource for circular bioeconomy

LJ Konwar, JP Mikkola, N Bordoloi, R Saikia… - Waste biorefinery, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the main drivers for the establishment of biorefineries and the drive toward
bioeconomy is the call for sustainability. However, the modern-day biorefinery must embrace …

Properties of Desilicated ZSM-5, ZSM-12, MCM-22 and ZSM-12/MCM-41 Derivatives in Isomerization of α-Pinene

Ł Mokrzycki, B Sulikowski, Z Olejniczak - Catalysis letters, 2009 - Springer
Limited information is available on the isomerization of α-pinene proceeding on zeolites and
related desilicated materials. We wish therefore to report on the title reaction proceeding …

Heterogeneous catalytic conversion of terpenes into biofuels: an open pathway to sustainable fuels

M Lapuerta, I Tobío-Pérez, M Ortiz-Alvarez, D Donoso… - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
The production and use of terpene-based fuels represents a renewable source of energy in
the transportation sector, especially in the aviation sector. The literature on the conversion of …

Activated carbon modification towards efficient catalyst for high value-added products synthesis from alpha-pinene

J Sreńscek-Nazzal, A Kamińska, P Miądlicki… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
DT0-activated carbons modified with HCl and HNO3 acids, which were used for the first time
in the catalytic process of alpha-pinene isomerization, are presented in this study. The …