The various strategies for the valorisation of waste biomass to platform chemicals, and the
underlying developments in chemical and biological catalysis which make this possible, are …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a platform chemical derived from C6 sugars, which can be
transformed into various important chemicals and fuels because of the presence of CO, C–O …

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant organic carbon source and has received a
great deal of interest as renewable and sustainable feedstock for the production of potential …

This work delineates the first example for controlling product selectivity in metal-catalyzed
hydrogenation of biomass by zeolite crystals. The key to this success is to combine the …

There have been considerable efforts to produce renewable polymers from biomass. Poly
(ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is one of the most versatile bulk materials used in our daily …

5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a very important versatile platform compound derived from
renewable biomass. The functionalized molecule with an aldehyde group, a hydroxyl group …

Terephthalic acid (PTA), a monomer in the synthesis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), is
obtained by the oxidation of petroleum-derived p-xylene. There is significant interest in the …

This review focuses on the pivotal role of catalysis, both chemical and biological, in the
development of sustainable technologies for the conversion of waste biomass to fuels …

Ultra-selective cycloaddition of dimethylfuran for renewable p -xylene with H-BEA - Green
Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C3GC40740C Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF …

Background: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a biomass-derived platform chemical,
which can be produced from carbohydrates. In the past decades, 5-HMF has received …