The catalytic hydrogenation of esters and carboxylic acids represents a fundamental and
important class of organic transformations, which is widely applied in energy, environmental …

The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably
depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population …

Transformation of biomass to chemicals and fuels is a long-term goal in both science and
industry. However, high cost is one of the major obstacles to the industrialization of this …

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 …

Catalysts with active phase Ni, Co or Cu supported on γ-alumina were synthesized at
constant loading (8 wt.%) and tested for the glycerol steam reforming reaction (GSR). The …

Metal leaching is a major issue in efficient production of γ-valerolactone (GVL) from levulinic
acid (LA) under mild reaction conditions. In this study, Ag was added to Cu-supported γ-Al 2 …

Levulinic acid (LA), easily derived from cellulose via an acid catalytic process, is an
attractive biomass-derived platform chemical which can be converted into various valuable …

As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is
considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil …

Abstract γ-Valerolactone (GVL) is considered to be one of the most promising biomass
platform compounds, and it can be synthesized using different reaction pathways from …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most significant cellulose-derived compounds. γ-
Valerolactone (GVL) and 1, 4-pentanediol (1, 4-PDO) are considered to be important …