Catalytic transformations for agro-waste conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural: Chemistry and scale-up development

A Kumar, AS Chauhan, R Bains, P Das - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the overabundance of agro-waste and the related environmental concerns,
sustainable and economical pathways for the synthesis of furanic compounds as alternative …

Polymerization of sugars/furan model compounds and bio-oil during the acid-catalyzed conversion–A review

X Hu, C Ming, Q Li, L Zhang, CZ Li - Fuel Processing Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Acid catalysis is one of the most important chemical processes for the conversion of biomass
or biomass derivatives to value-added chemicals and biofuels. Polymerization is one of the …

Acidic seawater improved 5-hydroxymethylfurfural yield from sugarcane bagasse under microwave hydrothermal liquefaction

Y Shao, DCW Tsang, D Shen, Y Zhou, Z Jin… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as value-added platform chemical can be derived from
biomass. This study used microwave hydrothermal liquefaction (MHTL) to obtain HMF from …

Direct ethyl levulinate production from raw lignocellulosic biomass mediated by a novel taurine-based imidazolium ionic liquid

GR Gomes, E Scopel, NL Rocha… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In this work, a novel renewable taurine-based ionic liquid (IL),[TauIm][HSO4], was
synthesized via the Debus–Radziszewski reaction. The synthesized IL was then used to …

Chemocatalytic conversion of cellulose into key platform chemicals

G Li, W Liu, C Ye, X Li, CL Si - International Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Chemocatalytic transformation of lignocellulosic biomass to value‐added chemicals has
attracted global interest in order to build up sustainable societies. Cellulose, the first most …

Valorization of sugarcane bagasse C5-fraction by furfural production mediated by renewable glycine-based ionic liquid

GR Gomes, E Scopel, MC Breitkreitz… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a green method to produce furfural from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) acid
hydrolysates is proposed via a route mediated by a renewable glycine-based ionic …

The Roles of H2O/Tetrahydrofuran System in Lignocellulose Valorization

J Li, W Zhang, S Xu, C Hu - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lignocellulosic biomass as a potential alternative to fossil resource for the production of
valuable chemicals and fuels has attracted substantial attention, while reducing the …

Assessment on the double role of the transition metal salts on the acetalization of furfural: Lewis and Brønsted acid catalysts

MJ da Silva, MG Teixeira - Molecular Catalysis, 2018 - Elsevier
The conversion of biomass derived to more valuable compounds has attracted growing
attention due to the economic and environmental reasons. In special, the furfural deserves …

Synergistic Effect of Metal Chloride for the Generation of HMF From Cellulose

L Xu, X Pan, N Wu, L Gao, G Xiao - Catalysis Letters, 2024 - Springer
The conversion of biomass energy sources is a crucial direction in the transformation of
energy resources, such as cellulose to high-value chemicals. As an important platform …

Broadening the product portfolio with cellulose and lignin nanoparticles in an elephant grass biorefinery

E Scopel, CHM Camargos, LO Pinto… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cellulose and lignin nanoparticles are high‐value‐added products obtained from
lignocellulosic biomasses through several steps of cellulose purification and lignin …