In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels
for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production …

For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

The chemical industry is increasingly looking to develop bio-based alternatives to petroleum-
based platform chemicals, in order to reduce dependence on diminishing fossil resources …

Transformation of biomass and CO 2 into renewable value-added chemicals and fuels has
been identified as a promising strategy to fulfill high energy demands, lower greenhouse …

Over the last century, the world has become increasingly dependent on oil as its main
source of chemicals and energy. Driven largely by the strong economic growth of India and …

Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and levulinic acid (LA) are two of the most promising chemicals
derived from biomass owing to their convertibility into a large number of chemicals having …

Production of renewable chemicals to mitigate the deleterious effects of greenhouse gas
emissions requires technologies that are cost-competitive with the fossil-fuel industry …

Conversion of carbohydrates to 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural (HMF) may provide a step forward
toward achieving a renewable biomass-based chemicals and fuels platform. Recently, we …

The rise in fuel and oil prices has driven the hunt for alternative renewable resources for
production of chemical intermediates or biofuels since they provide a sustainable solution to …

The electrochemical conversion of furfural to 2-methylfuran (MF) and of 5-
hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) to 2, 5-dimethylfuran (DMF) by means of a room-temperature …