Transformation of biomass to chemicals and fuels is a long-term goal in both science and
industry. However, high cost is one of the major obstacles to the industrialization of this …

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 …

The exploitation of base metal catalysts to upgrade biomass chemicals remains a daunting
challenge and a sustainable strategy. Here, a series of Co-Al spinel catalysts are rapidly …

In order to investigate the major active site of Cu-based catalysts in furfural (FAL)
hydrogenation, theoretical calculations were combined with empirical analyses. The …

Ferromagnetic Ni-doped lignin-derived ordered mesoporous carbon (Ni@ OMC) was
synthesized in one pot by evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) for use as catalysts …

1, 5-Pentanediol (1, 5-PDO) is a feedstock for synthesis of polyesters and polyurethanes,
and its selective production from furfural is a desirable route but very challenging. In this …

methyltetrahydrofuran, a biomass-derived chemical, is an important solvent with broad
applications in organic chemistry. In this study, one-pot conversion of furfural into 2 …

In this paper, an efficient nickel-cobalt bimetallic catalyst was designed and developed for
catalytic hydrogenation of furfural, one of the biomass platform products, to 2-methylfuran, a …

A magnetic CoRu–CoO X nanocomposite efficiently hydrogenates furfural to furfuryl alcohol
at ambient H 2 pressure in water - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/D0CC01039A …

A key challenge in upgrading bio-oils to renewable fuels and chemicals resides in
developing effective and versatile hydrogenation systems. Herein, a two-step solar …