Rechargeable biomass battery for electricity storage/generation and concurrent valuable chemicals production

J Li, K Ji, B Li, M Xu, Y Wang, H Zhou… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development of a rechargeable battery that can produce valuable chemicals in both
electricity storage and generation processes holds great promise for increasing the electron …

Production of butyl levulinate from the solvolysis of high-gravity fructose over heterogeneous catalyst: In-depth kinetic modeling

DDM Di Bucchianico, M Mignot, JC Buvat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Butyl levulinate (BL) is a promising biofuel and oxygenated fuel additive. Among the various
ways of producing this ester, the alcoholysis of simple sugars has more advantages than the …

[HTML][HTML] Levulinic acid biorefinery in a life cycle perspective

A Sessa, P Prete, D Cespi, N Scotti, T Tabanelli… - Current Opinion in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nowadays there is a strong urge to replace the fossil-based chemicals and fuels with
biobased ones. In this context, the 7 th principle of the green chemistry, the Sustainable …

Biomass to green surfactants: Microwave-assisted transglycosylation of wheat bran for alkyl glycosides production

J Mi, J Cheng, KH Ng, N Yan - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
Depolymerization of carbohydrate biomass using a long-chain alcohol (transglycosylation)
to produce alkyl glycoside-based bio-surfactants has been gaining industrial interest. This …

Recent catalytic innovations in furfural transformation

K Zhao, B Wen, Q Tang, F Wang, X Liu, Q Xu, D Yin - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
To address the problem of non-renewable resources and energy shortages, converting
biomass, the only renewable carbon resource on Earth, into various fine chemicals holds …

Well-Defined Robust Imidazole-Based Metal–Ligand Cooperative Ru(II)-para-Cymene for Transfer Hydrogenation of Furanic Aldehydes Using Renewable Alcohols

RD Patil, S Pratihar - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024 - ACS Publications
The present study addresses the challenges in catalytic transfer hydrogenation using
methanol/ethanol for converting biomass-derived furanic aldehydes to furfuryl alcohols. The …

Conceptual Process Design, Techno-Economics, and Greenhouse Gas Analysis of Furfuryl Alcohol Production via Transfer Hydrogenation

G Fraga, J Ramirez, M Renouf… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) has gained attention as a potentially more
sustainable process than conventional hydrogenation with H2 gas. In this process, hydrogen …

Furfural and Levulinic Acid: Synthesis of Platform Molecules from Keggin Heteropolyacid-Catalyzed Biomass Conversion Reactions

MJ da Silva, AA Rodrigues, DC Batalha - Reactions, 2024 - mdpi.com
Among the different polyoxometalate compounds, Keggin heteropolyacids have been
extensively used as catalysts in several acid-catalyzed reactions, due to their strong strength …

Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass into High-Value Chemicals: Forging a Route towards the Circular Economy

M Singh, S Kumar, H Ali, S Singh, SK Kansal - Energy Materials, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Biomass has become a critical element in meeting sustainable energy demands and driving
the transition from non-renewable sources to accomplish a net-zero carbon footprint …

Utilizzo di leganti biobased per la produzione di catalizzatori idrosolubili

N Massimi - 2023 - dspace.unive.it
In questo lavoro è stata studiata una possibile nuova via per la produzione di catalizzatori
omogenei, in fase acquosa, formati da metalli di transizione stabilizzati da leganti biobased …