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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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Development of High Performance Heterogeneous Catalysts for Selective Cleavage of C-O and C-C Bonds of Biomass-Derived Oxygenates.
Tomoo Mizugaki,Kiyotomi Kaneda +1 more
TL;DR: This review describes the recent development of the high performance heterogeneous catalysts for the valorization of the biogenic chemicals such as glycerol, furfural, and levulinic acid via selective cleavage of C-O bonds and C-C bonds in the liquid-phase.
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Aerobic Oxidation of Veratryl Alcohol to Veratraldehyde with Heterogeneous Ruthenium Catalysts
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Copper-based catalysts for efficient valorization of cellulose.
TL;DR: In this paper, a controlled hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose over Cu-based catalysts into C1-C3 compounds that are already utilized in today's chemical industry was presented.
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Unique Approach for Transforming Glucose to C3 Platform Chemicals Using Metallic Iron and a Pd/C Catalyst in Water
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Synthesis of solketal from glycerol over modified SiO2 supported p-phenolsulfonic acid catalyst
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