Sustainable production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and bioactive compounds from biomass and waste

C Espro, E Paone, F Mauriello, R Gotti… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The aim of this tutorial review is to provide a general overview of processes, technologies
and challenges in the production of pharmaceutical and bioactive compounds from food …

Production of HMF, FDCA and their derived products: A review of life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) studies

MG Davidson, S Elgie, S Parsons, TJ Young - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemical industry is increasingly looking to develop bio-based alternatives to petroleum-
based platform chemicals, in order to reduce dependence on diminishing fossil resources …

Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

J Iglesias, I Martínez-Salazar… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Organosolv biorefinery: resource-based process optimisation, pilot technology scale-up and economics

G Tofani, E Jasiukaitytė-Grojzdek, M Grilc… - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial review aims to describe the status of the scaling up of organosolv treatment. It is
a process where various lignocellulosic materials are fractionated, selective …

[HTML][HTML] Polymeric carbon nitride-based photocatalysts for photoreforming of biomass derivatives

J Wang, P Kumar, H Zhao, MG Kibria, J Hu - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photoreforming of biomass to value-added chemicals and fuels is a chemical approach to
extract photosynthetically-trapped energy in complex biomolecules which otherwise …

Production of a sustainable and renewable biomass-derived monomer: conceptual process design and techno-economic analysis

H Kim, J Choi, J Park, W Won - Green Chemistry, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is a promising renewable building block, which can
replace conventional petroleum-derived terephthalic acid (TPA). Here, we develop and …

Fractionated and purified hybrid poplar lignins as a polyol replacement in rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foams

C Henry, G Tindall, MC Thies… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study introduces fractionated lignin as an innovative component in the formulation of
rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate (PUR/PIR) foams. Low‐density PUR/PIR rigid foams …

Chemo-enzymatic cascades producing 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid precursors via d-gluconate “barbell oxidation” and dehydration

J Chen, J Cai, F Sha, W Sun, X Lyu, Y Chang, F Cao… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As a potential substitute for petroleum-based terephthalic acid (TPA) in the manufacture of
polyesters, 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid has been obtained through several feasible routes …

5‐hydroxymethylfurfural and its Downstream Chemicals: A Review of Catalytic Routes

C Chen, M Lv, H Hu, L Huai, B Zhu, S Fan… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass assumes an increasingly vital role in the realm of renewable energy and
sustainable development due to its abundant availability, renewability, and minimal …

CO2‐Enhanced Production and Synthesis of 2,5‐ Furandicarboxylic Acid under CO2 Flow through Henkel Reaction

PH Chang, DSH Wong, JDY Ou… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The present study investigated the preparation of 2, 5‐furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) via the
Henkel reaction between furoic acid alkali metal salts and zinc chloride under a continuous …