Jin Ku Cho

TL;DR: In this article, a new class of MnCo2O4 spinel supported Ru catalyst, Ru/MnCo 2O4, was exploited to afford the highest yield of FDCA (99.1%) from base-free air-oxidation of HMF in water.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural (HMF) to 2,5-diformylfuran (DFF) toward industrial production over Ru supported γ-alumina catalyst using molecular oxygen as an oxidant.

TL;DR: Polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol) resin-captured cross-linked palladium nanopaticles were prepared via a straightforward route, and their heterogeneous behavior was truly confirmed by various tests.

TL;DR: In this article, a combination of metal chlorides in ionic liquid [EMIM]Cl was used to transform cellulose into HMF in nearly 60% yield, and lignocellulosic raw material reed could be directly converted to HMF and furfural in reasonable yields.

TL;DR: This study reports the first successful nanoscale encapsulation of triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion medium within a rigid silica shell using a self-assembly microemulsion process, and presents a few critical advances that could be instrumental for a wide range of aqueous-based photonics applications, including photocatalysis, artificial photosynthesis, and bioimaging.