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Hydrogenolysis Goes Bio: From Carbohydrates and Sugar Alcohols to Platform Chemicals
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Past and present developments in hydrogenolysis reactions are highlighted, with special emphasis on the direct utilization of cellulosic feedstocks, to bridge currently available technologies and future biomass-based refinery concepts.Abstract:
In view of the diminishing oil resources and the ongoing climate change, the use of efficient and environmentally benign technologies for the utilization of renewable resources has become indispensible. Therein, hydrogenolysis reactions offer a promising possibility for future biorefinery concepts. These reactions result in the cleavage of C-C and C-O bonds by hydrogen and allow direct access to valuable platform chemicals already integrated in today's value chains. Thus, hydrogenolysis bears the potential to bridge currently available technologies and future biomass-based refinery concepts. This Review highlights past and present developments in this field, with special emphasis on the direct utilization of cellulosic feedstocks.read more
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One-Pot Conversion of Cellulose into n-Hexane over the Ir-ReOx/SiO2 Catalyst Combined with HZSM-5
TL;DR: One-pot conversion of cellulose to n-hexane was carried out over the Ir-ReOx/SiO2 (Re/Ir = 2) catalyst combined with HZSM-5 as cocatalyst in a biphasic reaction system (n-dodecane + H2O) as mentioned in this paper.
Highly Selective Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to 1,3-Propanediol over a Boehmite-Supported Platinum/Tungsten Catalyst
TL;DR: Boehmite-supported platinum nanoparticles and tungsten oxides exhibit high catalytic activity towards the selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol to 1,3-propanediol, and the reaction furthermore proceeds efficiently in aqueous solution without the requirement for any additives.
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Glycerol hydrogenolysis into propanediols using in situ generated hydrogen – A critical review
TL;DR: A summary of the most significant reports of the last decade dealing with the production of PDOs via glycerol hydrogenolysis by in situ generated hydrogen can be found in this paper.
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Performance and characterization of rhenium-modified Rh–Ir alloy catalyst for one-pot conversion of furfural into 1,5-pentanediol
TL;DR: In this article, a one-pot selective conversion of highly concentrated furfural to 1.5-pentanediol (1,5-PeD) was carried out over Rh-added Ir-ReOx/SiO2 catalysts through two-step reaction temperatures.
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Transformation of cellulose and its derived carbohydrates into formic and lactic acids catalyzed by vanadyl cations.
TL;DR: This work reports that simple vanadyl (VO(2+)) cations catalyze the conversions of cellulose and its monomer, glucose, into lactic acid and formic acid in water and demonstrates that the addition of an alcohol suppresses the formation of CO2 and enhances the formic Acid yield significantly to 70-75 %.
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