Direct Catalytic Transformation of Biomass Derivatives into Biofuel Component γ-Valerolactone with Magnetic Nickel-Zirconium Nanoparticles

Direct transformation of carbohydrates to the biofuel 5-ethoxymethylfurfural by solid acid catalysts

(2016) Hu Li et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A step towards hydroformylation under sustainable conditions: platinum-catalysed enantioselective hydroformylation of styrene in gamma-valerolactone

(2016) Péter Pongrácz et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic reactions of gamma-valerolactone: A platform to fuels and value-added chemicals

(2015) Kai Yan et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Pd/C catalyzed conversion of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using alcohol as a hydrogen donor under microwave conditions

(2015) Ananda S. Amarasekara et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over copper catalysts supported on γ-Al2O3

(2015) Balla Putrakumar et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

In Situ Catalytic Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Methyl Levulinate to γ-Valerolactone in Methanol

(2015) Xing Tang et al.   ChemSusChem

Acid-Functionalized Mesoporous Carbon: An Efficient Support for Ruthenium-Catalyzed γ-Valerolactone Production

(2015) Alberto Villa et al.   ChemSusChem

A new porous Zr-containing catalyst with a phenate group: an efficient catalyst for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone

(2015) Jinliang Song et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Direct asymmetric reduction of levulinic acid to gamma-valerolactone: synthesis of a chiral platform molecule

(2015) József M. Tukacs et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A biomass-derived safe medium to replace toxic dipolar solvents and access cleaner Heck coupling reactions

(2015) Giacomo Strappaveccia et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

γ-Valerolactone as an alternative biomass-derived medium for the Sonogashira reaction

(2015) Giacomo Strappaveccia et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Production and catalytic transformation of levulinic acid: A platform for speciality chemicals and fuels

(2015) Kai Yan et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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

(2015) Wenhao Luo et al.   Nature Communications

Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Levulinic Acid into γ-Valerolactone Catalyzed by Palladium Complexes

(2015) Carmen Ortiz-Cervantes et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

(2015) Francesca Liguori et al.   ACS Catalysis

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids

(2015) Andrea Strádi et al.   RSC Advances

Hierarchically Macro-/Mesoporous Polymer Foam as an Enhanced and Recyclable Catalyst System for the Sustainable Synthesis of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Renewable Carbohydrates

(2015) Yunlei Zhang et al.   ChemPlusChem

Use of Gamma-Valerolactone as an Illuminating Liquid and Lighter Fluid

(2015) Viktória Fábos et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Lignin depolymerisation strategies: towards valuable chemicals and fuels

(2014) Chunping Xu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Cobalt catalysts: very efficient for hydrogenation of biomass-derived ethyl levulinate to gamma-valerolactone under mild conditions

(2014) Huacong Zhou et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone by Ni and MoOx co-loaded carbon catalysts

(2014) Ken-ichi Shimizu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Energy efficient continuous production of γ-valerolactone by bifunctional metal/acid catalysis in one pot

(2014) Carmen Moreno-Marrodan et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley–Oppenauer reaction of crotonaldehyde with ethanol over Zr-containing catalysts

(2014) Vitaly L. Sushkevich et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Investigation of the reaction kinetics of isolated Lewis acid sites in Beta zeolites for the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction of methyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone

(2014) Helen Y. Luo et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Selective Conversion of Levulinic and Formic Acids to γ-Valerolactone with the Shvo Catalyst

(2014) Viktória Fábos et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

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

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

Nonenzymatic Sugar Production from Biomass Using Biomass-Derived  -Valerolactone

(2014) J. S. Luterbacher et al.   SCIENCE

Catalytic Conversion of Fructose, Glucose, and Sucrose to 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural and Levulinic and Formic Acids in γ-Valerolactone As a Green Solvent

(2014) Long Qi et al.   ACS Catalysis

Analysis of Kinetics and Reaction Pathways in the Aqueous-Phase Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid To Form γ-Valerolactone over Ru/C

(2014) Omar Ali Abdelrahman et al.   ACS Catalysis

An improved catalytic system for the reduction of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone

(2014) József M. Tukacs et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

One-pot transformation of polysaccharides via multi-catalytic processes

(2014) Hu Li et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Vapour phase hydrocyclisation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over supported Ni catalysts

(2014) Varkolu Mohan et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

One-Step Approach to 2,5-Diformylfuran from Fructose by Using a Bifunctional and Recyclable Acidic Polyoxometalate Catalyst

(2014) Ruliang Liu et al.   ChemPlusChem

γ-Valerolactone as a Renewable Dipolar Aprotic Solvent Deriving from Biomass Degradation for the Hiyama Reaction

(2014) Ermal Ismalaj et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Conversion of biomass to γ-valerolactone by catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate over metal hydroxides

(2013) Xing Tang et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Production of furfural from xylose, xylan and corncob in gamma-valerolactone using FeCl3·6H2O as catalyst

(2013) Luxin Zhang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

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

(2013) Zhen Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Efficient hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural and levulinic acid on the facilely synthesized noble-metal-free Cu–Cr catalyst

(2013) Kai Yan et al.   ENERGY

Copper-based catalysts for the efficient conversion of carbohydrate biomass into γ-valerolactone in the absence of externally added hydrogen

(2013) Jing Yuan et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins in γ-valerolactone-based ionic liquids

(2013) Andrea Strádi et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Gamma-valerolactone, a sustainable platform molecule derived from lignocellulosic biomass

(2013) David Martin Alonso et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Glucose dehydration to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over phosphate catalysts

(2013) V.V. Ordomsky et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

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

Production of platform molecules from sweet sorghum

(2013) Gyula Novodárszki et al.   RSC Advances

Selective Hydrogenation of Phenol and Derivatives over Polymer-Functionalized Carbon-Nanofiber-Supported Palladium Using Sodium Formate as the Hydrogen Source

(2013) Aibing Chen et al.   ChemPlusChem

Synthesis of 5-Ethoxymethylfurfural from Fructose and Inulin Catalyzed by a Magnetically Recoverable Acid Catalyst

(2013) Zehui Zhang et al.   ChemPlusChem

Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose

(2012) Geoffrey R. Akien et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Conversion of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone

(2012) William R. H. Wright et al.   ChemSusChem

Efficient catalytic hydrogenation of levulinic acid: a key step in biomass conversion

(2012) József M. Tukacs et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic Conversion of Fructose to γ-Valerolactone in γ-Valerolactone

(2012) Long Qi et al.   ACS Catalysis

A Brief Summary of the Synthesis of Polyester Building-Block Chemicals and Biofuels from 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural

(2012) Saikat Dutta et al.   ChemPlusChem

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

Conversion of Biomass-Derived Levulinate and Formate Esters into γ-Valerolactone over Supported Gold Catalysts

(2011) Xian-Long Du et al.   ChemSusChem

Ring-opening of γ-valerolactone with amino compounds

(2011) Mochamad Chalid et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Selective Homogeneous Hydrogenation of Biogenic Carboxylic Acids with [Ru(TriPhos)H]+: A Mechanistic Study

(2011) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Efficient Dehydrogenation of Formic Acid Using an Iron Catalyst

(2011) A. Boddien et al.   SCIENCE

Valeric Biofuels: A Platform of Cellulosic Transportation Fuels

(2010) Jean-Paul Lange et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective and Flexible Transformation of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals by a Multifunctional Catalytic System

(2010) Frank M. A. Geilen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Conversion of Levulinic Acid and Formic Acid into γ-Valerolactone over Heterogeneous Catalysts

(2010) Li Deng et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates into γ-Valerolactone without Using an External H2Supply

(2009) Li Deng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Gamma-valerolactone-based solvents

(2009) Dániel Fegyverneki et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Integration of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Processes for a Multi-step Conversion of Biomass: From Sucrose to Levulinic Acid, γ-Valerolactone, 1,4-Pentanediol, 2-Methyl-tetrahydrofuran, and Alkanes

(2008) Hasan Mehdi et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

γ-Valerolactone—a sustainable liquid for energy and carbon-based chemicals

(2007) István T. Horváth et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY