Raney Ni as a Versatile Catalyst for Biomass Conversion

Catalytic Lignin Depolymerization to Aromatic Chemicals

(2020) Chaofeng Zhang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Shifting Pathways in the Phenol/2-Propanol Conversion over the Tandem Raney Ni + ZSM-5 Catalytic System

(2020) A. M. García-Minguillán et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Production of Sorbitol via Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Glucose

(2020) Beatriz García et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Promoting selective hydrodeoxygenation of guaiacol over amorphous nanoporous NiMnO2

(2020) Zeming Rong et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Microwave-assisted catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biodiesel at constant microwave power

(2020) Linye Zhang et al.   FUEL

Production of 1,2-Cyclohexanedicarboxylates from Diacetone Alcohol and Fumarates

(2019) Yancheng Hu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Techno‐economic comparative assessment of novel lignin depolymerization routes to bio‐based aromatics

(2019) Iris Vural Gursel et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

A Comprehensive Study on the Reductive Amination of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5‐Bisaminomethylfuran over Raney Ni Through DFT Calculations

(2019) Kuo Zhou et al.   ChemCatChem

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) in organic synthesis: A review of its recent applications towards fine chemicals

(2019) Weigang Fan et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

A review of crop straw pretreatment methods for biogas production by anaerobic digestion in China

(2019) Qiong Yu et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Primary Benzylamines by Efficient N-Alkylation of Benzyl Alcohols Using Commercial Ni Catalysts and Easy-to-Handle Ammonia Sources

(2019) Yongzhuang Liu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Transformation of Levulinic Acid to Valeric Biofuels: A Review on Heterogeneous Bifunctional Catalytic Systems

(2019) Zhihao Yu et al.   ChemSusChem

Selective Hydrodeoxygenation of Guaiacol to Cyclohexanol Catalyzed by Nanoporous Nickel

(2019) Jiqing Lu et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Reductive Amination in the Synthesis of Pharmaceuticals

(2019) Oleg I. Afanasyev et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Catalytic routes for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to aviation fuel range hydrocarbons

(2019) Hongliang Wang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Selective depolymerization of lignosulfonate via hydrogen transfer enhanced in an emulsion microreactor

(2018) Sijie Liu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Cleave and couple: toward fully sustainable catalytic conversion of lignocellulose to value added building blocks and fuels

(2018) Zhuohua Sun et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

In-situ glycerol aqueous phase reforming and phenol hydrogenation over Raney Ni®

(2018) Robertus Dhimas Dhewangga Putra et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

(2018) Zhuohua Sun et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

(2018) W. Schutyser et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Lignin Valorization: A Novel in Situ Catalytic Hydrogenolysis Method in Alkaline Aqueous Solution

(2018) Da Wang et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Catalytic upgrading of Jatropha oil biodiesel by partial hydrogenation using Raney-Ni as catalyst under microwave heating

(2018) Guangtao Wei et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Raney-Ni catalyzed conversion of levulinic acid to 5-methyl-2-pyrrolidone using ammonium formate as the H and N source

(2018) Ananda S. Amarasekara et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Undercoordinated Site-Abundant and Tensile-Strained Nickel for Low-Temperature COx Methanation

(2018) Hao Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Elucidating the reactivity of methoxyphenol positional isomers towards hydrogen-transfer reactions by ATR-IR spectroscopy of the liquid–solid interface of RANEY® Ni

(2018) Ilton Barros Daltro de Castro et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

The Road to Biorenewables: Carbohydrates to Commodity Chemicals

(2018) Roger A. Sheldon   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Selective Coupling of Bioderived Aliphatic Alcohols with Acetone Using Hydrotalcite Derived Mg–Al Porous Metal Oxide and Raney Nickel

(2018) Bálint Fridrich et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Formation and Fate of Carboxylic Acids in the Lignin-First Biorefining of Lignocellulose via H-Transfer Catalyzed by Raney Ni

(2018) Inês Graça et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Directional liquefaction of biomass for phenolic compounds and in situ hydrodeoxygenation upgrading of phenolics using bifunctional catalysts

(2017) Junfeng Feng et al.   ENERGY

Innovative One-Step Liquefying Method with High Conversion of Biomass Using Raney Nickel and NaOH as Combined Catalysts

(2017) Yu-Lu Wang et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Developing new platform chemicals: what is required for a new bio-based molecule to become a platform chemical in the bioeconomy?

(2017) José-Vitor Bomtempo et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Integrating lignin valorization and bio-ethanol production: on the role of Ni-Al2O3 catalyst pellets during lignin-first fractionation

(2017) S. Van den Bosch et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A review of thermochemical conversion of microalgal biomass for biofuels: chemistry and processes

(2017) Gopalakrishnan Kumar et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Liquid-Phase H-Transfer from 2-Propanol to Phenol on Raney Ni: Surface Processes and Inhibition

(2017) Marco Kennema et al.   ACS Catalysis

Switchable synthesis of furfurylamine and tetrahydrofurfurylamine from furfuryl alcohol over RANEY® nickel

(2017) Yingxin Liu et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Towards sustainable hydrogenation of 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural: a two-stage continuous process in aqueous media over RANEY® catalysts

(2017) Sérgio Lima et al.   RSC Advances

Developing new platform chemicals: what is required for a new bio-based molecule to become a platform chemical in the bioeconomy?

(2017) José-Vitor Bomtempo et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Enhancement of jet fuel range alkanes from co-feeding of lignocellulosic biomass with plastics via tandem catalytic conversions

(2016) Xuesong Zhang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Catalytic Upstream Biorefining through Hydrogen Transfer Reactions: Understanding the Process from the Pulp Perspective

(2016) Paola Ferrini et al.   ChemSusChem

High Yield Production of Natural Phenolic Alcohols from Woody Biomass Using a Nickel-Based Catalyst

(2016) Jiazhi Chen et al.   ChemSusChem

One step hydrogenation–esterification of model compounds and bio-oil to alcohols and esters over Raney Ni catalysts

(2016) Ying Xu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Industrially scalable and cost-effective synthesis of 1,3-cyclopentanediol with furfuryl alcohol from lignocellulose

(2016) Guangyi Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

(2016) Yunqing Zhu et al.   NATURE

The world availability of non-wood lignocellulosic biomass for the production of cellulosic ethanol and potential pretreatments for the enhancement of enzymatic saccharification

(2016) Ying Ying Tye et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Hydrogen production from renewable and sustainable energy resources: Promising green energy carrier for clean development

(2016) Seyed Ehsan Hosseini et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Techno-economic and life cycle assessment on lignocellulosic biomass thermochemical conversion technologies: A review

(2016) Madhumita Patel et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

(2016) Li Shuai et al.   SCIENCE

Obtaining a high value branched bio-alkane from biomass-derived levulinic acid using RANEY® as hydrodeoxygenation catalyst

(2016) Boqiong Lu et al.   RSC Advances

Hydrocracking of Organosolv Lignin in Subcritical Water to Useful Phenols Employing Various Raney Nickel Catalysts

(2016) Jan O. Strüven et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalytic valorization of raw glycerol derived from biodiesel: a review

(2016) Sravanthi Veluturla et al.   Biofuels-UK

Comparative study on catalytic hydrodehalogenation of halogenated aromatic compounds over Pd/C and Raney Ni catalysts

(2016) Xuanxuan Ma et al.   Scientific Reports

Investigation of Deoxygenation of Rapeseed Oil over Raney Nickel and Ni/SiO2−Al2O3 Catalysts

(2015) Raimonds Murnieks et al.   ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels

(2015) Changzhi Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Redefining biorefinery: the search for unconventional building blocks for materials

(2015) Davide Esposito et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Selective Nickel-Catalyzed Conversion of Model and Lignin-Derived Phenolic Compounds to Cyclohexanone-Based Polymer Building Blocks

(2015) Wouter Schutyser et al.   ChemSusChem

Depolymerization of Cellulolytic Enzyme Lignin for the Production of Monomeric Phenols over Raney Ni and Acidic Zeolite Catalysts

(2015) Yetao Jiang et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

In situ hydrogenation of model compounds and raw bio-oil over Raney Ni catalyst

(2015) Ying Xu et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Selective cyclohexanol production from the renewable lignin derived phenolic chemicals catalyzed by Ni/MgO

(2015) Jinxing Long et al.   ENERGY CONVERSION AND MANAGEMENT

Production of renewable jet fuel range alkanes and aromatics via integrated catalytic processes of intact biomass

(2015) Xuesong Zhang et al.   FUEL

From lignocellulosic biomass to renewable cycloalkanes for jet fuels

(2015) Xuesong Zhang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Liquid phase in-situ hydrodeoxygenation of bio-derived phenol over Raney Ni and Nafion/SiO2

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

From Lignin-derived Aromatic Compounds to Novel Biobased Polymers

(2015) Audrey Llevot et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Lignin depolymerization over Ni/C catalyst in methanol, a continuation: effect of substrate and catalyst loading

(2015) Ian Klein et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Catalytic Conversion of Nonfood Woody Biomass Solids to Organic Liquids

(2014) Katalin Barta et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Catalytic Biorefining of Plant Biomass to Non-Pyrolytic Lignin Bio-Oil and Carbohydrates through Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

(2014) Paola Ferrini et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Partial depolymerization of enzymolysis lignin via mild hydrogenolysis over Raney Nickel

(2014) Junna Xin et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Efficient Conversion of Levulinic Acid into γ-Valerolactone over Raney Ni Catalyst Prepared from Melt-quenching Alloy

(2014) Zeming Rong et al.   CATALYSIS LETTERS

Catalytic supercritical water gasification of proteinaceous biomass: Catalyst performances in gasification of ethanol fermentation stillage with batch and flow reactors

(2014) Hung Thanh Nguyen et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Neutron diffraction studies for realtime leaching of catalytic Ni

(2014) Gail N. Iles et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

A review on lignin-based polymeric, micro- and nano-structured materials

(2014) Antoine Duval et al.   REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS

Lignin Valorization: Improving Lignin Processing in the Biorefinery

(2014) A. J. Ragauskas et al.   SCIENCE

Raney-Nickel Catalyst Deactivation in Supercritical Water Gasification of Ethanol Fermentation Stillage and its Mitigation

(2014) Hung Thanh Nguyen et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Development of NiCu Catalysts for Aqueous-Phase Hydrodeoxygenation

(2014) Jacob G. Dickinson et al.   ACS Catalysis

Hydrogen Production by Supercritical Water Gasification of Biomass with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalyst

(2014) Hui Jin et al.   Advances in Condensed Matter Physics

Switchable synthesis of 2,5-dimethylfuran and 2,5-dihydroxymethyltetrahydrofuran from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over Raney Ni catalyst

(2014) Xiao Kong et al.   RSC Advances

Hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in sub- and supercritical ethanol with heterogeneous catalysts

(2013) Jixiang Zhang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Search for a Raney-Ni type catalyst efficient in the transformation of excess glycerol into more valuable products

(2013) Sz. Mészáros et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

RANEY® Ni catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of levulinate esters to γ-valerolactone at room temperature

(2013) Zhen Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hydroxymethylfurfural, A Versatile Platform Chemical Made from Renewable Resources

(2013) Robert-Jan van Putten et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Ethylene Glycol over a Low-Cost Binary Catalyst of Raney Ni and Tungstic Acid

(2013) Zhijun Tai et al.   ChemSusChem

Hydrothermal catalytic processing of pretreated algal oil: A catalyst screening study

(2013) Xiujun Bai et al.   FUEL

Liquid phase reforming of woody biomass to hydrogen

(2013) Sean C. Emerson et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Densification of biorefinery schemes by H-transfer with Raney Ni and 2-propanol: A case study of a potential avenue for valorization of alkyl levulinates to alkyl γ-hydroxypentanoates and γ-valerolactone

(2013) Jan Geboers et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone using a continuous-flow reactor

(2013) József M. Tukacs et al.   RSC Advances

Hydrogen production from cellulose, lignin, bark and model carbohydrates in supercritical water using nickel and ruthenium catalysts

(2012) Pooya Azadi et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Solvent Effects on the Hydrogenolysis of Diphenyl Ether with Raney Nickel and their Implications for the Conversion of Lignin

(2012) Xingyu Wang et al.   ChemSusChem

Exploiting H-transfer reactions with RANEY® Ni for upgrade of phenolic and aromatic biorefinery feeds under unusual, low-severity conditions

(2012) Xingyu Wang et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Sunflower oil to green diesel over Raney-type Ni-catalyst

(2012) György Onyestyák et al.   FUEL

Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

(2012) C. O. Tuck et al.   SCIENCE

Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis

(2012) Hirokazu Kobayashi et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

One-pot catalytic hydrocracking of raw woody biomass into chemicals over supported carbide catalysts: simultaneous conversion of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin

(2011) Changzhi Li et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

One-Pot Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose and of Woody Biomass Solids to Liquid Fuels

(2011) Theodore D. Matson et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Glycerol as a sustainable solvent for green chemistry

(2010) Yanlong Gu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic conversion of biomass to biofuels

(2010) David Martin Alonso et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Hydrogen from biomass – Present scenario and future prospects

(2010) Havva Balat et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Selective Hydrogenation of 2-Butyne-1,4-diol to 1,4-Butanediol Over Particulate Raney® Nickel Catalysts

(2010) Setrak Tanielyan et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

Highly Selective Catalytic Conversion of Phenolic Bio-Oil to Alkanes

(2009) Chen Zhao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Influence of phase composition and particle size of atomised Ni–Al alloy samples on the catalytic performance of Raney-type nickel catalysts

(2009) F. Devred et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Selective Hydrogenation of Single Benzene Ring in Biphenyl Catalyzed by Skeletal Ni

(2009) Lianhai Lu et al.   ChemCatChem

Hydrodeoxygenation of bio-derived phenols to hydrocarbons using RANEY® Ni and Nafion/SiO2catalysts

(2009) Chen Zhao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The synthesis of propylene glycol and ethylene glycol from glycerol using Raney Ni as a versatile catalyst

(2009) An-Yuan Yin et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic hydrogenolysis of ethanol organosolv lignin

(2009) Máté Nagy et al.   HOLZFORSCHUNG

Biomass-based hydrogen production: A review and analysis

(2009) Yildiz Kalinci et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Hydrothermal gasification of glucose using Raney nickel and homogeneous organometallic catalysts

(2008) P. Azadi et al.   FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY

Biomass gasification in supercritical water: II. Effect of catalyst

(2008) Jale Yanik et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY