Biomass valorization has emerged as a promising and sustainable means of
accommodating value-added chemicals. To produce such chemicals, various transformation …

1, 4-Butanediol (1, 4-BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) are important feedstocks for the
synthesis of polyurethane elastomers, polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene …

Utilizing lignocellulose as an alternative green carbon resource is recognized as a vital
approach to drive the ongoing transition towards a sustainable manufacture of chemicals …

A new mononuclear tungsten coordination compound,[WO2L (CH3OH)](1), was synthesized
by the reaction of WCl6 and H2L (H2L=(E)-4-amino-N′-(5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzylidene) …

Platinum-tungsten oxides are among the most studied metal–metal oxide pair catalysts for C–
O hydrogenolysis reactions. The Brønsted acid density and synergy between Pt and WO x …

A trade-off of activity–selectivity exists in primary C–O hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived
diols to secondary alcohols over bimetallic catalysts, especially the combination of noble …

Lignocellulosic biomass is mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, which
can be valorized into myriad fuels and chemicals. Most developed processes for its …

Removal of vicinal diols by combination of deoxydehydration and hydrogenation (DODH+
HG) was carried out over the mixture of ReO x/CeO2 and CeO2-supported base metals with …

Selective removal of oxygen from biomass-derived polyols is critical toward bridging the gap
between biomass feedstocks and the production of commodity chemicals. In this work, we …

Selective tandem hydrogenation is a promising strategy for catalytic conversion of bulk raw
materials with multifunctional groups into high-value-added chemicals via multiple-step …