Lignin valorization: Status, challenges and opportunities

S Sethupathy, GM Morales, L Gao, H Wang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an abundant aromatic biopolymer, lignin has the potential to produce various chemicals,
biofuels of interest through biorefinery activities and is expected to benefit the future circular …

Advances in morphology-controlled alumina and its supported Pd catalysts: synthesis and applications

Y Yang, C Miao, R Wang, R Zhang, X Li… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Alumina materials, as one of the cornerstones of the modern chemical industry, possess
physical and chemical properties that include excellent mechanical strength and structure …

Hydrogenolysis of cornstalk lignin in supercritical ethanol over N-doped micro-mesoporous biochar supported Ru catalyst

B Luo, L Zhou, Z Tian, Y He, R Shu - Fuel Processing Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a promising support to prepare metal-based catalysts due to its large surface area
and special porous structure. This work proposed a novel Ru-based biochar catalyst by …

Elucidating the rate-determining step of ammonia decomposition on Ru-based catalysts using ab initio-grounded microkinetic modeling

SR Kulkarni, N Realpe, A Yerrayya… - Catalysis Science & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Decarbonizing the current energy system requires a shift toward renewable energy sources,
among which ammonia is a remarkable hydrogen carrier. However, developing an efficient …

Efficient hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolic compounds by using Ru-based biochar catalyst coupled with silicotungstic acid

R Shu, H Jiang, L Xie, X Liu, T Yin, Z Tian, C Wang… - Renewable Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is an effective technology for the conversion of bio-oil to high
quality liquid fuels, in which an active and stable catalyst is crucial to gain a high reaction …

[HTML][HTML] An Assessment of Sustainability Metrics for Waste-to-Liquid Fuel Pathways for a Low Carbon Circular Economy

RN Sarma, R Vinu - Energy Nexus, 2023 - Elsevier
The nexus of solid waste management problems and energy crisis necessitates the
utilization of lignocellulosic biomass agro residues and municipal solid wastes for fuel and …

Confinement effect induced Pd/UiO-66-rGO for efficient aromatic alkenes catalytic hydrogenation

L Tong, S Wu, Y Li - Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
A simple and adaptable synthetic method is reported here for synthesizing UiO-66-GO
nanohybrid materials by modulating the growth and dispersion of UiO-66 on GO surfaces …

A review on the overall process of lignin to phenolic compounds for chemicals and fuels: from separation and extraction of lignin to transformation

Y Tong, T Yang, J Wang, B Li, Y Zhai, R Li - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition to a renewable energy future requires the development of sustainable
chemicals and fuel refining technologies. Lignin, as the only renewable aromatic resource in …

Ultrasound-assisted low-temperature catalytic lignin-first depolymerization of pine wood biomass to selectively produce propyl guaiacol

VS Prabhudesai, K Saravanakumar… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin-first depolymerization of biomass using reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) to
valorize lignin while impeding the loss of the carbohydrate fraction in it is a potential …

Selective production of guaiacol from lignin via catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis using Ru-Cu/Zirconia

MM Kumar, L Gurrala, C Paek, R Vinu - Molecular Catalysis, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of calcination temperature of zirconia support (400, 600, and 800° C)
and the role of bimetallic Ru-Cu over monometallic (Cu, Ru) catalysts are evaluated for …