The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

Selective hydrogenation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to unsaturated alcohols is a
challenging class of reactions, yielding valuable intermediates for the production of …

Oils and fats of vegetable and animal origin remain an important renewable feedstock for the
chemical industry. Their industrial use has increased during the last 10 years from 31 to 51 …

The catalytic reduction of carboxylic acid derivatives has witnessed a rapid development in
recent years. These reactions, involving molecular hydrogen as the reducing agent, can be …

Pore–ion size matching between carbon electrodes and electrolytes is crucial for superior
energy storage. However, it remains a great challenge to engineer carbons with perfectly …

The promotion of hydrogenation reactions by transition-metal-based heterogeneous
catalysts was established many decades ago but is still quite common in the chemical …

The scarcity of fossil fuels in medium and long term has led to several researchers to
propose different alternatives to replace them, where the biodiesel had been proposed as …

The bio-oil produced by the catalytic pyrolysis of waste cooking oil (WCO) has great
potential to become a substitute for fossil fuels. However, the low yield and high oxygen …

Biodiesel has gained much attention as it is a promising renewable substitute fuel to
conventional diesel in the future. Although biodiesel has numerous advantages such as …

The total hydrodeoxygenation of carbohydrate‐derived molecules to alkanes, a key reaction
in the production of biofuel, was reviewed from the aspect of catalysis. Noble metals (or Ni) …