Fossil resources are rapidly depleting, forcing researchers in various fields of chemistry and
materials science to switch to the use of renewable sources and the development of …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

In this study, a green and sustainable strategy was opted for the synthesis of a novel
biobased non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) or polyhydroxyurethane (PHU). NIPU or PHU …

Lignin, the world's second most abundant biopolymer, has been investigated as a precursor
of polyurethanes due to its high availability and large amount of hydroxyls present in its …

Solvent identity and pore polarity are known to influence Lewis acidic catalysis in zeolite
pores for a variety of liquid-phase chemistries. We investigated how these parameters alter …

Integrated lignocellulosic biorefineries offer a great potential to valorize all the components
in lignocellulose into products, including fuels, chemicals, and materials. However, because …

Hot-melt adhesives synthesized from sustainable resource have attracted increasing
attention in fields of home decoration, handicraft production, automotive industries, etc., due …

We have developed lumped reaction schemes to optimize the yields of products from
selective hydrogenations of HAH, a biomass-derived platform chemical produced by two …

Polyurethanes (PUs) are among the most studied, manufactured, and employed polymers
thanks to their versatility and wide range of applications. However, their synthesis generally …

We studied the hydrogenation at temperatures from 313–393 K of a biomass-derived
platform molecule, 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF)-acetone-HMF (HAH) over Pd, Ru, and Cu …