Review of catalytic systems and thermodynamics for the Guerbet condensation reaction and challenges for biomass valorization

High resolution NMR unraveling Cu substitution of Mg in hydrotalcites–ethanol reactivity

(2015) Fadime Hosoglu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Analysis of sustainability metrics and application to the catalytic production of higher alcohols from ethanol

(2015) Akshay D. Patel et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Unraveling the mechanism of catalytic reactions through combined kinetic and thermodynamic analyses: Application to the condensation of ethanol

(2015) Frédéric C. Meunier et al.   COMPTES RENDUS CHIMIE

Direct catalytic conversion of cellulose to liquid straight-chain alkanes

(2015) Beau Op de Beeck et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Continuous liquid-phase valorization of bio-ethanol towards bio-butanol over metal modified alumina

(2015) Toni Riittonen et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Multiproduct Steady-State Isotopic Transient Kinetic Analysis of the Ethanol Coupling Reaction over Hydroxyapatite and Magnesia

(2015) Sabra Hanspal et al.   ACS Catalysis

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(2015)   Catalysis Science & Technology

Design and Synthesis of Copper-Cobalt Catalysts for the Selective Conversion of Synthesis Gas to Ethanol and Higher Alcohols

(2014) Gonzalo Prieto et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

New process for sustainable fuels and chemicals from bio-based alcohols and acetone

(2014) Klaas Breitkreuz et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Butanol production in a sugarcane biorefinery using ethanol as feedstock. Part I: Integration to a first generation sugarcane distillery

(2014) Marina O.S. Dias et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN

Butanol production in a sugarcane biorefinery using ethanol as feedstock. Part II: Integration to a second generation sugarcane distillery

(2014) Lucas G. Pereira et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN

Review of old chemistry and new catalytic advances in the on-purpose synthesis of butadiene

(2014) Ekaterina V. Makshina et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Production of Renewable Hexanols from Mechanocatalytically Depolymerized Cellulose by Using Ir-ReOx/SiO2catalyst

(2014) Sibao Liu et al.   ChemSusChem

On the Chemistry of Ethanol on Basic Oxides: Revising Mechanisms and Intermediates in the Lebedev and Guerbet reactions

(2014) Alessandro Chieregato et al.   ChemSusChem

Chemocatalytic Upgrading of Tailored Fermentation Products Toward Biodiesel

(2014) Sanil Sreekumar et al.   ChemSusChem

Direct self-condensation of bio-alcohols in the aqueous phase

(2014) Guoqiang Xu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Synthetic Base Stock Based on Guerbet Alcohols

(2014) Chetan Waykole et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN OIL CHEMISTS SOCIETY

Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into an Advanced Biofuel: Unprecedented Selectivity forn-Butanol

(2013) George R. M. Dowson et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis of higher alcohols by Fischer–Tropsch synthesis over alkali metal-modified cobalt catalysts

(2013) Tamao Ishida et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Self-coupling of secondary alcohols by Ni/CeO2 catalyst

(2013) Katsuya Shimura et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Vapor-phase methanol and ethanol coupling reactions on CuMgAl mixed metal oxides

(2013) Juan J. Bravo-Suárez et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Bacterial synthesis gas (syngas) fermentation

(2013) Frank R. Bengelsdorf et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Solvent-free γ-valerolactone hydrogenation to 2-methyltetrahydrofuran catalysed by Ru/C: a reaction network analysis

(2013) Mohammad G. Al-Shaal et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Ethanol condensation to butanol at high temperatures over a basic heterogeneous catalyst: How relevant is acetaldehyde self-aldolization?

(2013) Julien Scalbert et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Long-Chain Terminal Alcohols through Catalytic CO Hydrogenation

(2013) Yizhi Xiang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Guerbet Coupling of Alcohols

(2013) Joseph T. Kozlowski et al.   ACS Catalysis

CuFe, CuCo and CuNi nanoparticles as catalysts for higher alcohol synthesis from syngas: a comparative study

(2013) Kang Xiao et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Sodium modification of zirconia catalysts for ethanol coupling to 1-butanol

(2013) Joseph T. Kozlowski et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Higher alcohol synthesis over Cu-Fe composite oxides with high selectivity to C2+OH

(2013) Zhenghong Bao et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol into Butanol over M–Mg–Al Mixed Oxide Catalysts (M = Pd, Ag, Mn, Fe, Cu, Sm, Yb) Obtained from LDH Precursors

(2012) Ioan-Cezar Marcu et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

First practical cross-alkylation of primary alcohols with a new and recyclable impregnated iridium on magnetite catalyst

(2012) Rafael Cano et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Fuel and chemical products from biomass syngas: A comparison of gas fermentation to thermochemical conversion routes

(2012) Derek W. Griffin et al.   Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

An Overview of Algae Biofuel Production and Potential Environmental Impact

(2012) Marc Y. Menetrez   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Production of butene oligomers as transportation fuels using butene for esterification of levulinic acid from lignocellulosic biomass: process synthesis and technoeconomic evaluation

(2012) S. Murat Sen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Selective oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes over supported metal nanoparticles

(2012) Sara E. Davis et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

1-Butanol synthesis from ethanol over strontium phosphate hydroxyapatite catalysts with various Sr/P ratios

(2012) Shuhei Ogo et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Isotopic transient analysis of the ethanol coupling reaction over magnesia

(2012) Theodore W. Birky et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Integration of chemical catalysis with extractive fermentation to produce fuels

(2012) Pazhamalai Anbarasan et al.   NATURE

Trends in bioconversion of lignocellulose: Biofuels, platform chemicals & biorefinery concept

(2012) Vishnu Menon et al.   PROGRESS IN ENERGY AND COMBUSTION SCIENCE

One-Pot Liquid-Phase Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to 1-Butanol over Aluminium Oxide—The Effect of the Active Metal on the Selectivity

(2012) Toni Riittonen et al.   Catalysts

Selective synthesis of 1-butanol from ethanol over strontium phosphate hydroxyapatite catalysts

(2011) Shuhei Ogo et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Low temperature conversion of linear C4 olefins with acid ZSM-5 zeolites of homogeneous composition

(2011) M. Henry et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Mg and Al mixed oxides and the synthesis of n-butanol from ethanol

(2011) Débora L. Carvalho et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

The conversion of lignocellulosics to levulinic acid

(2011) Darryn W Rackemann et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

CuI/H2/NaOH-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Two Different Alcohols for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation: “Borrowing Hydrogen”?

(2011) Takashi Miura et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Direct Hydrocyclization of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid to 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran over Nanocomposite Copper/Silica Catalysts

(2011) Pravin P. Upare  et al.   ChemSusChem

Fermentative production of ethanol from carbon monoxide

(2011) Michael Köpke et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum: recent advances to improve butanol production

(2011) Tina Lütke-Eversloh et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Catalytic production of levulinic acid from cellulose and other biomass-derived carbohydrates with sulfonated hyperbranched poly(arylene oxindole)s

(2011) Stijn Van de Vyver et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

On the mechanism of selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid over supported Pt and Au catalysts

(2011) Sara E. Davis et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

New insights into the role of the electronic properties of oxide promoters in Rh-catalyzed selective synthesis of oxygenates from synthesis gas

(2011) Gonzalo Prieto et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Vapor phase butanal self-condensation over unsupported and supported alkaline earth metal oxides

(2011) Wenqin Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Formation of C–C and C–O Bonds and Oxygen Removal in Reactions of Alkanediols, Alkanols, and Alkanals on Copper Catalysts

(2011) María E. Sad et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Direct Conversion of Bio-ethanol to Isobutene on Nanosized ZnxZryOzMixed Oxides with Balanced Acid–Base Sites

(2011) Junming Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sugar Beet as an Energy Crop

(2011) Lee Panella   Sugar Tech

Condensation reactions of propanal over CexZr1−xO2 mixed oxide catalysts

(2010) Anirudhan Gangadharan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Consequences of the iron–aluminium exchange on the performance of hydrotalcite-derived mixed oxides for ethanol condensation

(2010) Marta León et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Biofuel production in Escherichia coli: the role of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology

(2010) James M. Clomburg et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Micro and macroalgal biomass: A renewable source for bioethanol

(2010) Rojan P. John et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Renewable fuels from algae: An answer to debatable land based fuels

(2010) Anoop Singh et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Biofuels: Problems, challenges and perspectives

(2010) José Osvaldo Beserra Carioca   Biotechnology Journal

Ethanol catalytic condensation over Mg–Al mixed oxides derived from hydrotalcites

(2010) Marta León et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Hydrotalcite-derived mixed oxides as catalysts for different C–C bond formation reactions from bioorganic materials

(2010) Salvador Ordóñez et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Overview of recent advances in thermo-chemical conversion of biomass

(2010) Linghong Zhang et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Application and engineering of fatty acid biosynthesis in Escherichia coli for advanced fuels and chemicals

(2010) Paul Handke et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Microbial production of fatty-acid-derived fuels and chemicals from plant biomass

(2010) Eric J. Steen et al.   NATURE

Catalytic valorization of bioethanol over Cu-Mg-Al mixed oxide catalysts

(2009) Ioan-Cezar Marcu et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Guerbet Reaction of Ethanol ton-Butanol Catalyzed by Iridium Complexes

(2009) Keitaro Koda et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Mechanism of Ethanol Synthesis from Syngas on Rh(111)

(2009) YongMan Choi et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A visionary and conceptual macroalgae-based third-generation bioethanol (TGB) biorefinery in Sabah, Malaysia as an underlay for renewable and sustainable development

(2009) Chun Sheng Goh et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Synthesis of Biogasoline from Ethanol over Hydroxyapatite Catalyst

(2008) Takashi Tsuchida et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Reaction of ethanol over hydroxyapatite affected by Ca/P ratio of catalyst

(2008) T TSUCHIDA et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Non-fermentative pathways for synthesis of branched-chain higher alcohols as biofuels

(2008) Shota Atsumi et al.   NATURE

Biomass-based energy fuel through biochemical routes: A review

(2007) R.C. Saxena et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS