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Selective Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde to Cinnamyl Alcohol over Graphene Supported Pt–Co Bimetallic Catalysts
Pt-based bimetallic nanoparticles supported on reduced graphene oxide were prepared by a facile NaBH4 reduction and chemically probed in the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol (CAO). Co...
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Efficient Conversion of Levulinic Acid into γ-Valerolactone over Raney Ni Catalyst Prepared from Melt-quenching Alloy
Hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) was investigated with several commercial catalysts for the production of γ-valerolactone (GVL). In contrast with other catalysts, Raney Ni prepared from melt-quenching allo...
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Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels
Lignocellulose, the main component of agricultural and forestry waste, harbours tremendous potential as a renewable starting material for future biorefinery practices. However, this potential remains largely u...
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Open AccessSweet sorghum for phytoremediation and bioethanol production
As an energy crop, sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) receives increasing attention for phytoremediation and biofuels production due to its good stress tolerance and high biomass with low input requireme...
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Open AccessRecent Advances in the Catalytic Upgrading of Biomass Platform Chemicals Via Hydrotalcite-Derived Metal Catalysts
With the world’s fossil fuels being finite in nature, an increasing interest focuses on the application of alternative renewable resources such as biomass. Biomass-derived platform chemicals with abundant func...
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Open AccessFully lignocellulose-based PET analogues for the circular economy
Polyethylene terephthalate is one of the most abundantly used polymers, but also a significant pollutant in oceans. Due to growing environmental concerns, polyethylene terephthalate alternatives are highly sou...
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Open AccessDecoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal synthesis of carbon sub-micron spheres from cellulose
The temperature and pressure of the hydrothermal process occurring in a batch reactor are typically coupled. Herein, we develop a decoupled temperature and pressure hydrothermal system that can heat the cellul...
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Theoretical study on the reaction mechanism of Dakin oxidation: influence of methoxy groups
The reaction mechanism of the Dakin reaction for three lignin model compounds was thoroughly investigated using density functional theory (DFT). A more comprehensive atomic and molecular level oxidation mechan...
