Conversion of biomass waste to hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a value-added platform
chemical, has captured great research interests driven by the economic and environmental …

Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a high‐value platform chemical derived from renewable
resources. In recent years, considerable efforts have been made to produce HMF also at …

With rapidly increased interests in biomass, diverse chemical and biological processes have
been applied for biomass utilization. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis has been …

Reducing oxygen content in biomass-derived feedstocks via hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) is
a key step in their upgrading to fuels and valuable chemicals. Organic molecules, eg …

Transforming lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals has been intensely studied in
recent years. A large amount of work has been dedicated to finding suitable solvent systems …

With the growing shortage of fossil energy and the increasing of concerns over global
climate changes and environmental problems have driven the development of alternative …

We apply ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Dynamic Light
Scattering (DLS) experiments to investigate the molecular structure, morphology and growth …

Mono-functional catalytic materials are used for many types of chemical transformations, but
are tedious for delivering products from multiple-step reactions required for the valorization …

Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the top bio-based platform molecules that can be converted into
many valuable chemicals. It can be produced by acid catalysis from renewable resources …

Biomass‐derived hexose constitutes the main component of lignocellulosic biomass for
producing value‐added chemicals and biofuels. However, the reaction network of hexose is …