In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

Green carbon science is defined as the “study and optimization of the transformation of
carbon‐containing compounds and the relevant processes involved in the entire carbon …

Polymeric materials play a key role in modern industry. Owing to outstanding and very
versatile properties of polymers, they have rather quickly occupied the great niche of …

Hydrothermally stable, acid‐resistant nickel catalysts are highly desired in hydrogenation
reactions, but such a catalyst remains absent owing to the inherent vulnerability of nickel …

The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …

Valorization of native birch wood lignin into monomeric phenols over nickel-based catalysts
has been studied. High chemoselectivity to aromatic products was achieved by using Ni …

There have been considerable efforts to produce renewable polymers from biomass. Poly
(ethylene terephthalate)(PET) is one of the most versatile bulk materials used in our daily …

Modifications of local structure at atomic level could precisely and effectively tune the
capacity of materials, enabling enhancement in the catalytic activity. Here we modulate the …

With diminishing fossil resources and increasing concerns about environmental issues,
searching for alternative fuels has gained interest in recent years. Cellulose, as the most …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant non-food biomass and is used as a feedstock for the
production of chemicals. Lignocellulose consists of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, in …