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 …

Heterogeneous acid-catalysts for the production of furan-derived compounds (furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural) from renewable carbohydrates: A review

I Agirrezabal-Telleria, I Gandarias, PL Arias - Catalysis Today, 2014 - Elsevier
The production of value-added chemicals from renewable sources, such as biomass-
derived carbohydrates, is an emerging field. The amount of publications in the field of …

Advances in conversion of hemicellulosic biomass to furfural and upgrading to biofuels

S Dutta, S De, B Saha, MI Alam - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent approaches to furfural synthesis from hemicellulosic biomass and pentose sugars
with both homogeneous and solid acidic catalysts have been summarized by addressing the …

Activation of carbonyl-containing molecules with solid Lewis acids in aqueous media

Y Román-Leshkov, ME Davis - Acs Catalysis, 2011 - ACS Publications
Current interest in reacting carbonyl-containing molecules in aqueous media is primarily
due to the growing emphasis on conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals. Recently …

Traversing the history of solid catalysts for heterogeneous synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from carbohydrate sugars: A review

B Agarwal, K Kailasam, RS Sangwan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) belongs to the group of “drop-in biofuels” and platform
molecule of prime importance. Synthesis of HMF from various sugar sources has traversed a …

Dealuminated Beta zeolite as effective bifunctional catalyst for direct transformation of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

R Otomo, T Yokoi, JN Kondo, T Tatsumi - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2014 - Elsevier
To improve the catalytic performance of Beta zeolite in the direct transformation of glucose
into 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), effects of calcination and steam treatment on the …

Solid acid catalyzed synthesis of furans from carbohydrates

P Bhaumik, PL Dhepe - Catalysis Reviews, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The alternative feedstock, biomass (particularly lignocelluloses), having the profuse
availability, is promising for the synthesis of several value-added chemicals which are …

Efficient preparation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from cellulose in a biphasic system over hafnyl phosphates

Z Cao, Z Fan, Y Chen, M Li, T Shen, C Zhu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A series of hafnyl phosphates HfO (PO 4) x (x= 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0) were prepared by
coprecipitation of HfCl 4 with KH 2 PO 4, which were explored for efficient production of HMF …

Efficient green catalysis for the conversion of fructose to levulinic acid

I Thapa, B Mullen, A Saleem, C Leibig, RT Baker… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highly efficient and selective production of levulinic acid has been achieved from D-fructose
in the presence of polystyrene-based sulphonic acid resin catalyst, Dowex 50× 8-100, at …

Catalytic transformations of biomass-derived materials into value-added chemicals

A Takagaki, S Nishimura, K Ebitani - Catalysis Surveys from Asia, 2012 - Springer
This manuscript reviews recent literatures on synthesis of furfurals (5-hydroxymethylfurfural,
furfural, 5-methyl-2-furaldehyde) from various sugars (glucose, fructose, d-galactose, d …