Journal ArticleDOI
Hydrogenolysis Goes Bio: From Carbohydrates and Sugar Alcohols to Platform Chemicals
TLDR
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
Citations
More filters
Journal Article
The Effects of Dopants on the Cu–ZrO₂ Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid
Jun Hirayama,Igor Orlowski,Sarwat Iqbal,Mark Douthwaite,Satoshi Ishikawa,Peter J. Miedziak,Jonathan K. Bartley,Jennifer K. Edwards,Qian He,Robert Leyshon Jenkins,Toru Murayama,Christian Reece,Wataru Ueda,David J. Willock,Graham J. Hutchings +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid to form γ-valerolactone was studied over Cu-ZrO₂ catalysts doped with metal oxides from the first-row transition metals.
Journal ArticleDOI
Process development of short-chain polyols synthesis from corn stover by combination of enzymatic hydrolysis and catalytic hydrogenolysis.
TL;DR: In this article, a combinational process of enzymatic hydrolysis with catalytic hydrogenolysis for short-chain polyols production using corn stover as feedstock was developed.
Journal ArticleDOI
Arene Activation at Iridium Facilitates C–O Bond Cleavage of Aryl Ethers
TL;DR: In this article, an arene activation strategy for selective disassembly of aryl ethers is reported, which is considered in the context of lignocellulosic biomass conversion.
Journal ArticleDOI
Selective (ligno) cellulose hydrogenolysis to ethylene glycol and propyl monophenolics over Ni–W@C catalysts
Haiyong Wang,Xiaohong Hu,Siwei Liu,Chiliu Cai,Changhui Zhu,Haosheng Xin,Zhongxun Xiu,Chenguang Wang,Qiying Liu,Qi Zhang,Xinghua Zhang,Longlong Ma +11 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the Ni-W@C bimetallic catalysts are systematically characterized with BET, XRD, Raman, XPS, TEM techniques and experiments to probe the active catalytic sites of the catalysts.
Journal ArticleDOI
Catalytic performance of a Ni catalyst supported on CeO2, ZrO2 and CeO2–ZrO2 in the upgrading of cellulose fast pyrolysis vapors
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a Ni catalyst supported on CeO 2, ZrO 2 and CeO 2 -ZrO2 was investigated in the upgrading of cellulose fast-pyrolysis vapors.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting
Akihiko Kudo,Yugo Miseki +1 more
TL;DR: This critical review shows the basis of photocatalytic water splitting and experimental points, and surveys heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting into H2 and O2, and H2 or O2 evolution from an aqueous solution containing a sacrificial reagent.
Journal ArticleDOI
Synthesis of transportation fuels from biomass: chemistry, catalysts, and engineering.
TL;DR: Hydrogen Production by Water−Gas Shift Reaction 4056 4.1.
Journal ArticleDOI
Chemical Routes for the Transformation of Biomass into Chemicals
TL;DR: Dehydroisomerization of Limonene and Terpenes To Produce Cymene 2481 4.2.1.
Journal ArticleDOI
A review and recent developments in photocatalytic water-splitting using TiO2 for hydrogen production
TL;DR: In this article, the up-to-date development of the above-mentioned technologies applied to TiO 2 photocatalytic hydrogen production is reviewed, based on the studies reported in the literature, metal ion-implantation and dye sensitization are very effective methods to extend the activating spectrum to the visible range.
Journal ArticleDOI
The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals
TL;DR: Biomass is an important feedstock for the renewable production of fuels, chemicals, and energy, and it recently surpassed hydroelectric energy as the largest domestic source of renewable energy.