A promising approach to transform levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone using niobic acid photocatalyst and the accumulated electron transfer technique

Specific role of aluminum site on the activation of carbonyl groups of methyl levulinate over Al(OiPr)3 for γ-valerolactone production

(2020) Tingting Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Facile synthesis of γ-valerolactone by transfer hydrogenation of methyl levulinate and levulinic acid over Ni/ZrO2

(2019) Kazuya Sakakibara et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Transfer Hydrogenation of Methyl and Ethyl Levulinate Promoted by a ZrO2 Catalyst: Comparison of Batch vs Continuous Gas-Flow Conditions

(2019) Tommaso Tabanelli et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Photoresponsive nanostructure assisted green synthesis of organics and polymers

(2019) Maosong Liu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Electron Accumulation Induces Efficiency Bottleneck for Hydrogen Production in Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts

(2019) Wenxing Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Use of anaerobic co-digestion as an alternative to add value to sugarcane biorefinery wastes

(2019) Oscar Fernando Herrera Adarme et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

The hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over Cu–ZrO2 catalysts prepared by a pH-gradient methodology

(2019) Igor Orlowski et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Ru nanoparticles deposited on ultrathin TiO2 nanosheets as highly active catalyst for levulinic acid hydrogenation to γ-valerolactone

(2019) Xiaoqing Gao et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid into gamma-valerolactone over in situ reduced CuAg bimetallic catalyst: Strategy and mechanism of preventing Cu leaching

(2018) Li Zhang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

An efficient NixZryO catalyst for hydrogenation of bio-derived methyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone in water under low hydrogen pressure

(2018) Mengqing Sun et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Novel aqueous-phase hydrogenation reaction of the key biorefinery platform chemical levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone employing highly active, selective and stable water-soluble ruthenium catalysts modified with nitrogen-containing ligands

(2018) Chrysavgi Moustani et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Photocatalytic conversion of biomass into valuable products: a meaningful approach?

(2018) L. I. Granone et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Functionalised heterogeneous catalysts for sustainable biomass valorisation

(2018) Putla Sudarsanam et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Charge carrier trapping, recombination and transfer during TiO2 photocatalysis: An overview

(2018) Ruifeng Qian et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Efficient one-pot production of γ-valerolactone from xylose over Zr-Al-Beta zeolite: rational optimization of catalyst synthesis and reaction conditions

(2017) Juan A. Melero et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Proton-Promoted Electron Transfer in Photocatalysis: Key Step for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution on Metal/Titania Composites

(2017) Dong Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Reactivity of Trapped and Accumulated Electrons in Titanium Dioxide Photocatalysis

(2017) Shigeru Kohtani et al.   Catalysts

Photoreductive transformation of fluorinated acetophenone derivatives on titanium dioxide: Defluorination vs. reduction of carbonyl group

(2016) Shigeru Kohtani et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Evaluation of hydrogen and methane production from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysates by two-stage anaerobic digestion process

(2016) Bruno Eduardo Lobo Baêta et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Hydrogenative cyclization of levulinic acid into γ-valerolactone by photocatalytic intermolecular hydrogen transfer

(2016) Hongxia Zhang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

One-pot cascade transformation of xylose into γ-valerolactone (GVL) over bifunctional Brønsted–Lewis Zr–Al-beta zeolite

(2016) Blanca Hernández et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid and Its Esters to γ-Valerolactone over Sulfonic Acid-Functionalized UiO-66

(2016) Yasutaka Kuwahara et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Synergism between n-type WO 3 and p-type δ-FeOOH semiconductors: High interfacial contacts and enhanced photocatalysis

(2015) Lucas V.C. Lima et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

High performing and stable supported nano-alloys for the catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

(2015) Wenhao Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Conversion of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone over Few-Layer Graphene-Supported Ruthenium Catalysts

(2015) Chaoxian Xiao et al.   ACS Catalysis

Environmentally Friendly Synthesis of γ-Valerolactone by Direct Catalytic Conversion of Renewable Sources

(2015) Francesca Liguori et al.   ACS Catalysis

Probing the Role of Surface Energetics of Electrons and their Accumulation in Photoreduction Processes on TiO2

(2014) Alessandra Molinari et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Production of γ-valerolactone from lignocellulosic biomass for sustainable fuels and chemicals supply

(2014) Xing Tang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Kinetic study on photocatalytic hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives on titanium dioxide

(2014) Shigeru Kohtani et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Photocatalysis in dimethyl carbonate green solvent: degradation and partial oxidation of phenanthrene on supported TiO2

(2014) M. Bellardita et al.   RSC Advances

Heterogeneous photocatalytic nanomaterials: prospects and challenges in selective transformations of biomass-derived compounds

(2013) Juan Carlos Colmenares et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels

(2013) Maria J. Climent et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Undesired Role of Sacrificial Reagents in Photocatalysis

(2013) Jenny Schneider et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Rutile Crystallites Isolated from Degussa (Evonik) P25 TiO2: Highly Efficient Photocatalyst for Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics

(2013) Yasuhiro Shiraishi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Titania Photocatalysis beyond Recombination: A Critical Review

(2013) Bunsho Ohtani   Catalysts

Adsorptive and Kinetic Properties on Photocatalytic Hydrogenation of Aromatic Ketones upon UV Irradiated Polycrystalline Titanium Dioxide: Differences between Acetophenone and Its Trifluoromethylated Derivative

(2012) Shigeru Kohtani et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Liquid-phase catalytic transfer hydrogenation and cyclization of levulinic acid and its esters to γ-valerolactone over metal oxide catalysts

(2011) Mei Chia et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Pd/Nb2O5: efficient supported palladium heterogeneous catalyst in the production of key intermediates for the synthesis of ‘sartans’ via the Suzuki reaction

(2011) Gizelda O.D. Estrada et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Photocatalytic hydrogenation of acetophenone derivatives and diaryl ketones on polycrystalline titanium dioxide

(2010) Shigeru Kohtani et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Technology development for the production of biobased products from biorefinery carbohydrates—the US Department of Energy’s “Top 10” revisited

(2010) Joseph J. Bozell et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY