Current approaches, emerging developments and functional prospects for lignin-based catalysts–a review

M Mennani, M Kasbaji, AA Benhamou, A Boussetta… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Biopolymer functionalization is perceived as an innovative approach to revolutionizing bio-
catalyzed chemical transformations. Lignin, the chief natural source of polyphenols, has an …

The potential of lignin-functionalized metal catalysts-A systematic review

M Mennani, M Kasbaji, AA Benhamou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The deployment of lignin, one of the most naturally occurring biopolymers and sources of
aromatics with plenty of reactive functional sites, in discovering and developing catalysts …

Earth-Abundant Heterogeneous Cobalt Catalyst for Selective Ring Hydrogenation of (Hetero) arenes and Gram-Scale Synthesis of Pharmaceutical Intermediates

B Singh, V Goyal, D Sarma, R Kumar, T Bhatt… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It is highly desired but scientifically as well as technologically challenging to develop non-
noble metal-based hydrogenation catalysts that can substitute noble metal-based ones …

Current roles of lignin for the agroindustry: Applications, challenges, and opportunities

HA Ariyanta, FP Sari, A Sohail, WK Restu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignin has the potential to be used as an additive, coating agent, fertilizer, plant growth
stimulator, and packaging material in the agroindustry due to its functional aromatic …

Methanol as a Potential Hydrogen Source for Reduction Reactions Enabled by a Commercial Pt/C Catalyst

V Goyal, T Bhatt, C Dewangan, A Narani… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalytic reduction reactions using methanol as a transfer hydrogenating agent is gaining
significant attention because this simple alcohol is inexpensive and produced on a bulk …

Electroreductive upgradation of biomass into high-value chemicals and energy-intensive biofuels

K Wang, Z Li, Z Guo, J Huang, T Liu, M Zhou, J Hu… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Biomass has always been regarded as a latent resource owing to the lack of competitive
technology to convert it into an active substance. Electroreduction is considered as a …

Waste biomasses as precursors of catalytic supports in benzaldehyde hydrogenation

L Longo, S Taghavi, M Riello, E Ghedini, F Menegazzo… - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The optimization of Pd supported on activated biochars as innovative and sustainable
catalysts was performed. Four different waste biomasses from vegetal (hazelnut shells (HS) …

Highly efficient phosphine-free half-sandwich Ruthenium (II) catalysts for hydrogenation of nitroarenes

K Naveenkumar, PA Ravindra, B Archana… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
We present herein the synthesis and characterization of two ruthenium (II) half-sandwich
complexes (1· PF 6 and 2· PF 6) featuring phosphine-free ligands N-(pyridin-2-yl) quinolin-2 …

[HTML][HTML] N-doped resin supported cobalt nanoparticles for the catalytic reduction of nitroarenes to corresponding anilines in aqueous medium

V Petrelli, G Romanazzi, C Mortalò, C Leonelli… - Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
A nitrogen-doped polymer supported cobalt catalyst (Co-pol) was synthesized by co-
polymerization of a methacrylic β-ketoesterate cobalt complex with amidic co-monomers and …

Highly dispersed Pd nanoparticles supported by magnetically separable Fe3O4@ SiO2 nanotube for catalytic hydrogenation of nitroaromatics

K Sheng, H Xia, J Ge - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Selective hydrogenation of nitroaromatics is a crucial industrial reaction, but there are still
challenges in developing nanocatalysts with stable active centers, yet easily recyclable …