Guoxiong Wang

TL;DR: In this paper, a seed-directed growth technique was used to fix the metal nanoparticles (platinum, palladium, rhodium and silver) with diameters in the range of industrial catalysts (0.8-3.6nm) within zeolite crystals (metal@zeolite).

TL;DR: In this article, the Pd@S-1-OH catalyst with appropriate hydrophilicity exhibits extraordinary selectivity for the formation of furan, giving furan selectivity as high as >99.9% with complete conversion of furfural, outperforming the conventional Pd nanoparticles supported on zeolite crystals.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report a facile but efficient route to enhance the yield of alkyl lactate from sugars by employing a hierarchical and non-contiguous approach.

TL;DR: The work delineates a sustainable strategy for synthesizing nitriles while avoiding conventional toxic cyanide, which might open a new avenue for selective transformation of carbon-hydrogen bonds.

TL;DR: In this article, the ZrO2-supported Pd nanoparticles were used for the selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid into pyrrolidones, which is regarded as one of the most important reactions to transform biomass-derived lignocellulose feedstocks into valuable chemicals.