Alcohol-assisted hydrodeoxygenation as a sustainable and cost-effective pathway for biomass derivatives upgrading

H Xu, H Li - Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is one of the most promising strategies for the upgrading of
biomass-derived compounds to chemicals and fuels. However, the conventional HDO …

Toward efficient heterogeneous catalysts for in-situ hydrodeoxygenation of biomass

H Xu, J Ju, H Li - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous catalysts have achieved tremendous breakthroughs for in-situ HDO of
biomass in recent years. Comprehensive understanding of the structure-performance …

Highly selective transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol over a zirconium-melamine coordination catalyst without Brønsted acid sites

L Hu, K Chen, J Li, L Zhang, Y Jiang, X Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The transfer hydrogenation of furfural (FF) to furfuryl alcohol (FFA) via the Meerwein-
Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction reaction is a promising and appealing strategy for the …

Metal-acid dual sites in Pd/SiO2-Al2O3 synergistically catalyze selective hydrogenation-etherification of furfural to bioether

K Yang, R Wang, D Xu, X Ma, D Ding, M Zhang… - Journal of catalysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Production of ethers from biomass-derived platform compounds is a substantial scientific
challenge and industrial pursuit. In this study, an effective bifunctional Pd/SiO 2-Al 2 O 3-30 …

[HTML][HTML] Molecularly modified aluminum phosphates as support materials for Ru nanoparticles in selective hydrogenation

W Fang, Y Zhang, L Kang, S DeBeer, W Leitner… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Modified aluminum phosphate (APO-5) proved suitable as zeotype support for the
preparation of imidazolium-based supported ionic liquid phase material, ie SILP (APO-5) …

Enhanced catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-based furfural into furfuryl alcohol over Co3O4-based mixed oxide catalysts from hydrotalcite

S Cheng, J Ding, Y Chen, G Pan, X Feng, X Xu… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Catalytic furfural (FF) into high value-added furfuryl alcohol (FOL) is a very important
biomass improvement process and remains a challenging task. Herein, a series of Co …

Waste lithium-ion batteries for selective transfer hydrogenation of bio-based ethyl levulinate: Experiments, kinetics and economic assessment

J Zhang, Z Li, H Liu, R Shan, H Yuan, Y Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present research firstly developed the waste lithium-ion batteries as heterogenous
catalysts for catalytic upgrading of bio-based ethyl levulinate (EL) into γ-valerolactone (GVL) …

Fabrication of hierarchical flower-like NiMo bimetallic catalyst for valorization of biomass platforms

G Zhang, L Ma, Y Dong, Y Fang, X Kong - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
The rational design of catalysts with 3D open structures is vitally important to enhance
catalytic performance through exposing the active sites. Herein, the hierarchical flower-like …

Conversion of biomass to γ-valerolactone by efficient transfer hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate over Al-SPAN nanosheets

Y Ji, H Liu, F Wang, X Guo - Catalysis Today, 2023 - Elsevier
It is a green and environment-friendly strategy to use biomass to assist the synthesis of
catalysts and use the prepared catalysts for biomass utilization. In this study, aluminum-rich …

Switchable transformation of biomass-derived furfural to furfuryl alcohol and isopropyl furfuryl ether over a zirconium-based bifunctional catalyst

L Hu, B Sha, Y Shi, N Shen, M Yang, K Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Selectively converting biomass-derived furfural (FF) to furfuryl alcohol (FFA) and isopropyl
furfuryl ether (IPFE) via the same catalytic system is an important strategy for the production …