Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids, esters, and related compounds over heterogeneous catalysts: a step toward sustainable and carbon-neutral processes

R Qu, K Junge, M Beller - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

Waste-to-wealth: Biowaste valorization into valuable bio (nano) materials

C Xu, M Nasrollahzadeh, M Selva… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The waste-to-wealth concept aims to promote a future sustainable lifestyle where waste
valorization is seen not only for its intrinsic benefits to the environment but also to develop …

Hydroxyapatite: A review of syntheses, structure and applications in heterogeneous catalysis

A Fihri, C Len, RS Varma, A Solhy - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and its applications in heterogeneous catalysis are
abridged in view of its demonstrated prowess and utility in chemical, material and industrial …

Levulinic acid biorefineries: new challenges for efficient utilization of biomass

FD Pileidis, MM Titirici - ChemSusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Levulinic acid is a sustainable platform molecule that can be upgraded to valuable
chemicals and fuel additives. This article focuses on the catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid …

Catalytic reactions of gamma-valerolactone: A platform to fuels and value-added chemicals

K Yan, Y Yang, J Chai, Y Lu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Gamma-valerolactone (GVL), which is accessible from renewable lignocellulosic
biomass, has been identified as one of the most promising platforms for the sustainable …

Efficient valorization of biomass to biofuels with bifunctional solid catalytic materials

H Li, Z Fang, RL Smith Jr, S Yang - Progress in Energy and Combustion …, 2016 - Elsevier
Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Production of γ-valerolactone from lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable fuels and chemicals supply

X Tang, X Zeng, Z Li, L Hu, Y Sun, S Liu, T Lei… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, the most abundantly available biomass
raw material on the Earth, to biofuels and chemicals has attracted great attention worldwide …

Environmentally friendly synthesis of γ-valerolactone by direct catalytic conversion of renewable sources

F Liguori, C Moreno-Marrodan, P Barbaro - Acs Catalysis, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gamma-valerolactone is a valuable chemical that can be obtained by catalytic methods from
nonedible vegetable biomass. However, the demand is felt for more environmentally friendly …

Vapor phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid over hydroxyapatite supported metal (M= Pd, Pt, Ru, Cu, Ni) catalysts.

M Sudhakar, VV Kumar, G Naresh, ML Kantam… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 (OH)(HAP) supported metal (Ru, Pt, Pd, Cu and Ni) catalysts were
examined for vapour phase hydrogenation of aqueous levulinic acid (LA). Ru/HAP …

A review about GVL production from lignocellulose: Focusing on the full components utilization

L Ye, Y Han, J Feng, X Lu - Industrial crops and products, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is considered to be one of the most promising biomass
platform compounds, and it can be synthesized using different reaction pathways from …