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Chemical conversion pathways for carbohydrates
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A review of the recent developments in liquid phase chemical conversions of monosaccharides, disaccharide, and polysaccharides can be found in this paper, followed by a process-driven approach where the existing carbohydrate conversion pathways are classified according to the types of chemical processes involved.About:
This article is published in Green Chemistry.The article was published on 2015-01-01. It has received 271 citations till now.read more
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Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulose into Chemicals and Fuel Products in Ionic Liquids
TL;DR: This review focuses on the catalytic chemical conversion of lignocellulose and its primary ingredients into value-added chemicals and fuel products using ILs as the reaction media.
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Adsorption Behavior of Glucosamine-Based, Pyrimidine-Fused Heterocycles as Green Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel: Experimental and Theoretical Studies
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of electron donating (−CH3 and −OH) and electron withdrawing (−NO2) substituents on the corrosion inhibition efficiency of four glucosamine-based, substituted, pyrimidine-fused heterocycles (CARBs) on mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl have been investigated using gravimetric, electrochemical, surface morphology (SEM, AFM, and EDX), and computational techniques.
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Recent advances in hydrodeoxygenation of biomass-derived oxygenates over heterogeneous catalysts
Soosan Kim,Eilhann E. Kwon,Yong Tae Kim,Sungyup Jung,Hyung Ju Kim,George W. Huber,Jechan Lee +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the roles of different catalytic sites in Hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) and strategies to stabilize these active sites are discussed, and points to be considered for further research into HDO over heterogeneous catalysts and pending challenges are discussed.
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Organic Solvent Effects in Biomass Conversion Reactions.
Li Shuai,Jeremy S. Luterbacher +1 more
TL;DR: A holistic view of solvent effects, the mechanistic elucidation of these effects, and the careful consideration of the challenges associated with solvent use could assist researchers in choosing and designing improved solvent systems for targeted biomass conversion processes.
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An overview of biorefinery-derived platform chemicals from a cellulose and hemicellulose biorefinery
TL;DR: This review article provides an overview of the techniques developed for the valorization of biomass in the production of platform chemicals within a biorefinery and the status for commercialization.
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Oxidation of Potato Starch by Hydrogen Peroxide
TL;DR: In this paper, potato starch was oxidized by hydrogen peroxide in alkaline and acidic reaction conditions with copper, iron and tungstate catalysts in order to introduce carboxyl and carbonyl groups to the starch molecule.
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Efficient aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-diformylfuran on supported Ru catalysts
TL;DR: In this paper, a carbon-supported Ru clusters (Ru/C) efficiently catalyzed HMF oxidation to DFF with a high yield of ∼96% at 383 K and 2.0 MPa O2 in toluene.
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Metal‐Free Dehydration of Glucose to 5‐(Hydroxymethyl)furfural in Ionic Liquids with Boric Acid as a Promoter
TL;DR: The introduced non-metal system containing boric acid provides a new direction in the search for catalyst systems allowing efficient HMF formation from biorenewable sources.
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Process options for converting renewable feedstocks to bioproducts
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative advantages of different process options to convert renewable feedstocks (carbohydrates, vegetable oils, terpenes and lignocellulosic materials) into valuable chemicals and polymers are discussed.
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The catalytic oxidation of biomass to new materials focusing on starch, cellulose and lignin
TL;DR: In this article, a review on the homogeneous catalysis of the oxidation of biomass, in particular starch, cellulose and lignin, is presented, where the presence of a ligand on the oxidising metal ion has a significant effect on the catalyst selectivity and stability.