Acetalization strategy in biomass valorization: a review

J He, Q Qiang, L Bai, W Su, H Yu, S Liu… - Industrial Chemistry & …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Acetalization represents an appealing approach for the valorization of biobased platform
molecules into valuable chemicals and fuels. Typically, it serves as both a synthesis tool for …

Effects of Solid Acid Supports on the Bifunctional Catalysis of Levulinic Acid to γ‐Valerolactone: Catalytic Activity and Stability

Z Yu, X Lu, H Bai, J Xiong, W Feng… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous transformation of levulinic acid (LA) to γ‐valerolactone (GVL) is regarded as
a critical process of the lignocellulose‐based biorefinery system. Substantial progress on the …

Lignosulfonate-based macro/mesoporous solid protonic acids for acetalization of glycerol to bio-additives

LJ Konwar, A Samikannu, P Mäki-Arvela… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2018 - Elsevier
The enclosed paper introduces a novel, scalable and environmentally benign process for
making strongly acidic solid meso/macroporous carbon catalysts from Na-lignosulfonate …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetic & thermodynamic studies of green fuel additive solketal from crude glycerol over metakaolin clay catalyst

I Zahid, M Ayoub, MH Nazir, F Sher… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biodiesel synthesis produces about 10% glycerol as a byproduct, prompting environmental
concerns. The utilization of crude glycerol into valuable products requires an Eco-friendly …

Mesoporous tin oxide: An efficient catalyst with versatile applications in acid and oxidation catalysis

P Manjunathan, VS Marakatti, P Chandra, AB Kulal… - Catalysis Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Mesoporous tin oxide was prepared by template assisted and template-free methods. As-
prepared materials were calcined at various temperatures to generate different nature …

Brønsted acid functionalized phthalocyanine on perylene diimide framework knotted with ionic liquid: An efficient photo-catalyst for production of biofuel component …

VB Khajone, PR Bhagat - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel Brønsted acid functionalized phthalocyanine on perylene diimide framework knotted
with ionic liquid (BAFPcPDIL) was synthesized and confirmed by instrumentation …

Levulinic acid as a versatile building block for plasticizer design

W Xuan, M Hakkarainen, K Odelius - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The large potential of utilizing green platform chemicals such as levulinic acid, glycerol, and
ethylene glycol as building blocks for the design of high-performance biobased plasticizers …

Iron (III) complexes for highly efficient and sustainable ketalization of glycerol: a combined experimental and theoretical study

R Esposito, U Raucci, ME Cucciolito, R Di Guida… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The growing production of biodiesel as a promising alternative and renewable fuel led as
the main problem the dramatic increase of its by-product: glycerol. Different strategies for …

Acid-functionalized mesoporous polymer-catalyzed acetalization of glycerol to solketal, a potential fuel additive under solvent-free conditions

IB Laskar, K Rajkumari, R Gupta, SL Rokhum - Energy & fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
A mesoporous phenolsulfonic acid–formaldehyde polymeric acid catalyst was synthesized
simply by condensation polymerization of p-phenolsulfonic acid and an aqueous solution of …

Glycerol acetals and ketals as bio-based solvents: positioning in Hansen and COSMO-RS spaces, volatility and stability towards hydrolysis and autoxidation

L Moity, A Benazzouz, V Molinier, V Nardello-Rataj… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Four recently launched cyclic glycerol acetals or ketals are evaluated as bio-based solvents.
Three of them are industrially available and result from the condensation of glycerol with …