Breaking C─C Bonds and Preserving C─O Bonds in Aromatic Plastics and Lignin via a Reversing Bond Energy Cleavage Strategy

Catalytic processing of plastic waste on the rise

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Mechanisms of Caromatic-C bonds cleavage in lignin over NbOx-supported Ru catalyst

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Advances in Versatile Nanoscale Catalyst for the Reductive Catalytic Fractionation of Lignin

(2021) Haichuan Zhang et al.   ChemSusChem

Plastic waste to fuels by hydrocracking at mild conditions

(2021) Sibao Liu et al.   Science Advances

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

(2021) Lucas D. Ellis et al.   Nature Catalysis

A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production

(2020) Yuhe Liao et al.   SCIENCE

Beyond Mechanical Recycling: Giving New Life to Plastic Waste

(2020) Ina Vollmer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Product‐oriented direct cleavage of chemical linkages in lignin: A review

(2020) Xiaojun Shen et al.   ChemSusChem

Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Polycarbonate (PC) Plastics in Sub-/Supercritical Water and Reaction Pathway Exploration

(2020) Hui Jin et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Stabilization strategies in biomass depolymerization using chemical functionalization

(2020) Ydna M. Questell-Santiago et al.   Nature Reviews Chemistry

Promoting Aromatic Hydrocarbon Formation via Catalytic Pyrolysis of Polycarbonate Wastes over Fe- and Ce-Loaded Aluminum Oxide Catalysts

(2020) Jia Wang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Transformations of Less-Activated Phenols and Phenol Derivatives via C–O Cleavage

(2020) Zihang Qiu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Polyethylene upcycling to long-chain alkylaromatics by tandem hydrogenolysis/aromatization

(2020) Fan Zhang et al.   SCIENCE

100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Toward Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Waste (and Future) Plastics

(2020) Joshua C. Worch et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Catalytic upcycling of high-density polyethylene via a processive mechanism

(2020) Akalanka Tennakoon et al.   Nature Catalysis

Microwave-initiated catalytic deconstruction of plastic waste into hydrogen and high-value carbons

(2020) Xiangyu Jie et al.   Nature Catalysis

Towards the Circular Economy: Converting Aromatic Plastic Waste Back to Arenes over a Ru/Nb 2 O 5 Catalyst

(2020) Yaxuan Jing et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Breaking the Limit of Lignin Monomer Production via Cleavage of Interunit Carbon–Carbon Linkages

(2019) Lin Dong et al.   Chem

Catalytic Scissoring of Lignin into Aryl Monomers

(2019) Min Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Correlation of the catalytic performance with Nb2O5 surface properties in the hydrodeoxygenation of lignin model compound

(2019) Yu Xin et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Catalytic Production of Value-Added Chemicals and Liquid Fuels from Lignocellulosic Biomass

(2019) Yaxuan Jing et al.   Chem

Valorization of wood biomass-lignin via selective bond scission: A minireview

(2019) Sarifuddin Gazi   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Catalyst Support and Solvent Effects during Lignin Depolymerization and Hydrodeoxygenation

(2019) Florent Héroguel et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Photoredox Catalysis for Building C–C Bonds from C(sp2)–H Bonds

(2018) Chang-Sheng Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

(2018) Zhuohua Sun et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Carbohydrate stabilization extends the kinetic limits of chemical polysaccharide depolymerization

(2018) Ydna M. Questell-Santiago et al.   Nature Chemistry

Contribution of Different NbOx Species in the Hydrodeoxygenation of 2,5-Dimethyltetrahydrofuran to Hexane

(2018) Fei Xue et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalytic activation of unstrained C(aryl)–C(aryl) bonds in 2,2′-biphenols

(2018) Jun Zhu et al.   Nature Chemistry

Structural Studies of Bulk to Nanosize Niobium Oxides with Correlation to Their Acidity

(2017) Hannah T. Kreissl et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Electronic Effect of Ruthenium Nanoparticles on Efficient Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds

(2017) Tasuku Komanoya et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Selective production of arenes via direct lignin upgrading over a niobium-based catalyst

(2017) Yi Shao et al.   Nature Communications

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Paving the Way for Lignin Valorisation: Recent Advances in Bioengineering, Biorefining and Catalysis

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Niobium oxides: Correlation of acidity with structure and catalytic performance in sucrose conversion to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

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Formaldehyde stabilization facilitates lignin monomer production during biomass depolymerization

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Direct hydrodeoxygenation of raw woody biomass into liquid alkanes

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Strategies for the Conversion of Lignin to High-Value Polymeric Materials: Review and Perspective

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Energy-efficient production of 1-octanol from biomass-derived furfural-acetone in water

(2015) Qineng Xia et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

One-pot synthesis and Nb4N5 surface modification of Nb4+ self-doped KNbO3 nanorods for enhanced visible-light-driven hydrogen production

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Pd/NbOPO4Multifunctional Catalyst for the Direct Production of Liquid Alkanes from Aldol Adducts of Furans

(2014) Qi-Neng Xia et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lignin depolymerisation strategies: towards valuable chemicals and fuels

(2014) Chunping Xu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent Advances in Polycarbonate Recycling: A Review of Degradation Methods and Their Mechanisms

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Theoretical Study of the Remarkably Diverse Linkages in Lignin

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High-value products from the catalytic hydrolysis of polycarbonate waste

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