Catalytic advancements in carboxylic acid ketonization and its perspectives on biomass valorisation

B Boekaerts, BF Sels - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021 - Elsevier
Ketonization of (biomass) carboxylic acids is increasingly showing its potential as upgrading
strategy to renewable fuels and chemicals. Due to the growing amount of recent studies, an …

What is the best catalyst for biomass pyrolysis?

O Norouzi, S Taghavi, P Arku, S Jafarian… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis has played an important role in environmental management by providing
fuel and value-added chemicals from renewable resources. However, the variability in the …

Machine learning prediction of bio-oil characteristics quantitatively relating to biomass compositions and pyrolysis conditions

T Zhang, D Cao, X Feng, J Zhu, X Lu, L Mu, H Qian - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
It is crucial to predict the characteristics of pyrolytic bio-oil accurately for its application, but
the prediction results are greatly influenced by biomass compositions and pyrolysis …

Deactivation mechanism and regeneration effect of bi-metallic Fe-Ni/ZSM-5 catalyst during biomass catalytic pyrolysis

Y Li, D Yellezuome, C Li, R Liu - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Catalyst deactivation by coke deposition is the main obstacle in the catalytic pyrolysis of
biomass. In this study, catalytic pyrolysis of poplar sawdust has been performed in a fixed …

Biomass catalytic pyrolysis over zeolite catalysts with an emphasis on porosity and acidity: a state-of-the-art review

R Cai, X Pei, H Pan, K Wan, H Chen, Z Zhang… - Energy & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The massive consumption of petroleum and the increasingly deteriorating environment has
triggered the attention and development of sustainable chemistry recently. Biomass source …

Catalytic pyrolysis of biomass over Fe-modified hierarchical ZSM-5: Insights into mono-aromatics selectivity and pyrolysis behavior using Py-GC/MS and TG-FTIR

Y Li, D Yellezuome, M Chai, C Li, R Liu - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2021 - Elsevier
Catalytic pyrolysis has recently aroused great interest for the high potential in upgrading bio-
oils as renewable energy. However, conventional catalysts often exert diffusion resistance to …

Recent progress in catalytic deoxygenation of biomass pyrolysis oil using microporous zeolites for green fuels production

SR Naqvi, AH Khoja, I Ali, M Naqvi, T Noor, A Ahmad… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis is one of the cleaner ways to produce bioenergy focusing on bio-oil. The
high oxygen content of oxygen in bio-oil limits its application in transportation applications …

A review of recent research on catalytic biomass pyrolysis and low-pressure hydropyrolysis

A Eschenbacher, P Fennell, AD Jensen - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct catalytic upgrading of biomass-derived fast pyrolysis vapors can occur in different
process configurations, under either inert or hydrogen-containing atmospheres. This review …

Activity and selectivity of Ni–Cu bimetallic zeolites catalysts on biomass conversion for bio-aromatic and bio-phenols

Y Zheng, J Wang, D Li, C Liu, Y Lu, X Lin… - Journal of the Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
To improve the quality of bio-oil and minimize coke formation, ex-situ catalytic biomass
pyrolysis vapor upgrading to high-grade bio-aromatic and phenol compounds with Py-GC× …

Ketonization of propionic acid on Lewis acidic Zr-beta zeolite with improved stability and selectivity

Q Yu, Y Guo, X Wu, Z Yang, H Wang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ketonization reactions provide a feasible approach to remove oxygen and increase carbon
chain length for conversion of biomass derived carboxylic acids. However, the reaction …