Transition metals-catalyzed amination of biomass feedstocks for sustainable construction of N-heterocycles

Q Yan, X Wu, H Jiang, H Wang, F Xu, H Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Transition metals, which are of diversity in their bonding orbitals, have a variety of significant
oxidation states and more complex chemical properties compared to the main group metals …

Advancements in net-zero pertinency of lignocellulosic biomass for climate neutral energy production

BK Nahak, S Preetam, D Sharma, SK Shukla… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundantly perennial available natural
resources for green energy production. The heterogenous organic and inorganic composite …

Mechanochemistry as an emerging tool for molecular synthesis: what can it offer?

JL Howard, Q Cao, DL Browne - Chemical science, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochemistry is becoming more widespread as a technique for molecular synthesis
with new mechanochemical reactions being discovered at increasing frequency. Whilst …

Progress on the pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass employing ionic liquids

P Halder, S Kundu, S Patel, A Setiawan, R Atkin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effective pre-treatment methods are required for the destruction of the complex biomass
structure to economically produce high grade fuels and valuable platform chemicals. Ionic …

Reconsidering conventional and innovative methods for pectin extraction from fruit and vegetable waste: Targeting rhamnogalacturonan I

G Mao, D Wu, C Wei, W Tao, X Ye, RJ Linhardt… - Trends in Food Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Rhamnogalacturonan I (RG-I) is composed of a backbone of repeating
disaccharide units→ 2)-α-L-Rhap-(1→ 4)-α-D-GalpA-(1→ with neutral sugar sidechains …

Sustainable chemistry: how to produce better and more from less?

P Marion, B Bernela, A Piccirilli, B Estrine… - Green …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The International Symposium on Green Chemistry (ISGC) organized in 2013, 2015 and
2017 has gathered many senior and young talented scientists from all around the world …

Eco-friendly and sustainable processing of wood-based materials

EI Akpan, B Wetzel, K Friedrich - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The hierarchical, porous, and macromolecular structures of woods provide opportunities for
them to be modified and processed into structural, functional, and multi-functional materials …

Effect of high voltage atmospheric cold plasma on extraction of fenugreek galactomannan and its physicochemical properties

F Rashid, Y Bao, Z Ahmed, JY Huang - Food Research International, 2020 - Elsevier
Fenugreek is a good source of galactomannan, however, conventional methods for its
extraction are generally time-consuming and have relatively low recovery rates. In this study …

Ultrasound and microwave irradiation: contributions of alternative physicochemical activation methods to Green Chemistry

G Chatel, RS Varma - Green Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This perspective article reviews the evolution of research practices and challenges reported
in the literature for the use of ultrasound (US) and microwave (MW) in greener chemical …

One-pot production of cellulosic ethanol via tandem catalysis over a multifunctional Mo/Pt/WOx catalyst

M Yang, H Qi, F Liu, Y Ren, X Pan, L Zhang, X Liu… - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Cellulosic ethanol is one of the most important biofuels, yet its commercial production is
hindered by the low-efficiency and high-cost bioconversion process. Here, we report a new …