The current review is devoted to nanozymes, ie, nanostructured artificial enzymes which
mimic the catalytic properties of natural enzymes. Use of the term “nanozyme” in the …

Glucaric acid and gluconic acid, compounds with diverse applications, have market values
projected to reach $1.4 billion and $1.9 billion by 2028, respectively. The one-pot glucose …

The combination of photocatalysis with biorefinery and hydrogen (H2) production is highly
desired, yet the systematical processes have not been achieved for the lack of development …

The energy crisis is a major challenge for the 21st century due to fossil fuel depletion.
Biomass, the waste material from plants or animals containing renewable and abundant …

A series of gold nanoparticles in the 4–40 nm range were prepared, immobilized on
activated carbon and further tested, at low base concentration, in the catalytic oxidation of 5 …

Core–shell SiO2@ Au@ TiO2 materials have shown excellent catalytic performances in the
base-free oxidation of furfural (FF) to furoic acid (FA). The enhanced catalytic behaviour with …

Catalytic selective oxidation of glucose into value-added gluconic acid is one of the
sustainable routes for biomass utilization, for which supported Au catalysts have been …

Biomass constitutes a renewable source for new chemical platforms. Among other
processes the catalytic ones represent a green alternative when active and selective …

Moving bed reactors (MBRs) have been proposed as a sign of significant progress in the
reaction engineering area for performance improving and energy saving. Since their advent …

Supported Au colloidal nanoparticles have been prepared in the presence of stabilising
polymers, such as, PVA, PVP and PEG (polyvinylalcohol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene …