Advances in porous and nanoscale catalysts for viable biomass conversion

P Sudarsanam, E Peeters, EV Makshina… - Chemical Society …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Heterogeneous catalysis is a promising technology for the valorization of renewable
biomass to sustainable advanced fuels and fine chemicals. Porosity and nanostructure are …

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

P Sudarsanam, R Zhong, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient transformation of biomass to value-added chemicals and high-energy density fuels
is pivotal for a more sustainable economy and carbon-neutral society. In this framework …

Reconstructed Ir‒O‒Mo species with strong Brønsted acidity for acidic water oxidation

S Chen, S Zhang, L Guo, L Pan, C Shi, X Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Surface reconstruction generates real active species in electrochemical conditions; rational
regulating reconstruction in a targeted manner is the key for constructing highly active …

Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

R Mariscal, P Maireles-Torres, M Ojeda… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels

MJ Climent, A Corma, S Iborra - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work some relevant processes for the preparation of liquid hydrocarbon fuels and fuel
additives from cellulose, hemicellulose and triglycerides derived platform molecules are …

Acidic graphene organocatalyst for the superior transformation of wastes into high-added-value chemicals

A Cheruvathoor Poulose, M Medveď… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Our dependence on finite fossil fuels and the insecure energy supply chains have stimulated
intensive research for sustainable technologies. Upcycling glycerol, produced from biomass …

Microwave-assisted valorization of glycerol to solketal using biomass-derived heterogeneous catalyst

S Ao, LA Alghamdi, T Kress, M Selvaraj, G Halder… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The increase in biodiesel production worldwide makes valorisation of the by-product of this
process (glycerol) essential for economic sustainability. Hence, conversion of bioglycerol to …

Supported MoOx and WOx Solid Acids for Biomass Valorization: Interplay of Coordination Chemistry, Acidity, and Catalysis

P Sudarsanam, NK Gupta, B Mallesham, N Singh… - Acs …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Supported molybdenum oxide (MoO x) and tungsten oxide (WO x) materials are a vital class
of solid acid catalysts for the chemical industry because of their nontoxic nature, strong …

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in organic synthesis: a review of its recent applications towards fine chemicals

W Fan, C Verrier, Y Queneau… - Current organic …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) is a biomass-derived platform chemical,
which can be produced from carbohydrates. In the past decades, 5-HMF has received …

MnOx-decorated VOx/CeO2 catalysts with preferentially exposed {110} facets for selective catalytic reduction of NOx by NH3

X Wu, X Yu, Z Huang, H Shen, G Jing - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020 - Elsevier
Highly dispersed MnO x-decorated VO x/CeO 2 catalysts with preferentially exposed {110}
facets were chosen to improve the low-temperature (200− 250° C) NH 3-SCR activity. In this …