Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenolysis as an Effective Tool for the Reductive Upgrading of Cellulose, Hemicellulose, Lignin, and Their Derived Molecules

Nitrogen-doped carbon-decorated copper catalyst for highly efficient transfer hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to convertibly produce 2,5-dimethylfuran or 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran

(2018) Zhi Gao et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Economics of biofuels: Market potential of furfural and its derivatives

(2018) Kaveh Dalvand et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Controlling the selectivity to chemicals from catalytic depolymerization of kraft lignin with in-situ H 2

(2018) Ligang Luo et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of organosolv lignin using B-containing FeNi alloyed catalysts

(2018) Yagya N. Regmi et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

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

Transfer-hydrogenation of furfural and levulinic acid over supported copper catalyst

(2018) Wanbing Gong et al.   FUEL

Catalytic in-Situ Hydrogenation of Furfural over Bimetallic Cu–Ni Alloy Catalysts in Isopropanol

(2018) Zihao Zhang et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Efficient and Mild Transfer Hydrogenolytic Cleavage of Aromatic Ether Bonds in Lignin-Derived Compounds over Ru/C

(2018) Haoran Wu et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Valorization of Quercus suber Bark toward Hydrocarbon Bio-Oil and 4-Ethylguaiacol

(2018) Ivan Kumaniaev et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Lignin-Derived Aromatic Ethers Promoted by Bimetallic Pd/Ni Systems

(2018) Francesco Mauriello et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran over Ni-Co/C catalyst

(2017) Panpan Yang et al.   FUEL

Self-hydrogen transfer hydrogenolysis of β-O-4 linkages in lignin catalyzed by MIL-100(Fe) supported Pd–Ni BMNPs

(2017) Jia-wei Zhang et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Lignin depolymerization to monophenolic compounds in a flow-through system

(2017) Ivan Kumaniaev et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of ionic liquid processed biorefinery lignin to phenolic compounds

(2017) Kwang Ho Kim et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Selective transformation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-dihydroxymethylfuran via catalytic transfer hydrogenation over magnetic zirconium hydroxides

(2017) Lei Hu et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Chemoselective hydrogenation of biomass derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to diols: Key intermediates for sustainable chemicals, materials and fuels

(2017) Xing Tang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

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

(2017) Marco Kennema et al.   ACS Catalysis

Selective Transfer Hydrogenation of Biomass-Based Furfural and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Hydrotalcite-Derived Copper Catalysts Using Methanol as a Hydrogen Donor

(2017) Jun Zhang et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Highly stable and selective Ru/NiFe 2 O 4 catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural to 2-methylfuran

(2017) Baowei Wang et al.   Journal of Energy Chemistry

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Biobased HMF to 2,5-Bis-(Hydroxymethyl)Furan over Ru/Co3O4

(2017) Ting Wang et al.   Catalysts

Upgrading Lignocellulosic Biomasses: Hydrogenolysis of Platform Derived Molecules Promoted by Heterogeneous Pd-Fe Catalysts

(2017) Claudia Espro et al.   Catalysts

Aqueous-phase hydrolysis of cellulose and hemicelluloses over molecular acidic catalysts: Insights into the kinetics and reaction mechanism

(2016) Leila Negahdar et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of guaiacol to cyclohexane over bimetallic RuRe/C catalysts

(2016) Mookyung Kim et al.   CATALYSIS COMMUNICATIONS

Catalytic Transformation of Lignocellulose into Chemicals and Fuel Products in Ionic Liquids

(2016) Zhanrong Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Formic acid as a hydrogen storage material – development of homogeneous catalysts for selective hydrogen release

(2016) Dörthe Mellmann et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Hydrogen-free catalytic fractionation of woody biomass

(2016) Maxim V. Galkin et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to 2-Methylfuran and 2-Methyltetrahydrofuran over Bimetallic Copper-Palladium Catalysts

(2016) Xin Chang et al.   ChemSusChem

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

(2016) Paola Ferrini et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl Alcohol over Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Iron Catalysts

(2016) Jiang Li et al.   ChemSusChem

Lignin Valorization through Catalytic Lignocellulose Fractionation: A Fundamental Platform for the Future Biorefinery

(2016) Maxim V. Galkin et al.   ChemSusChem

From models to lignin: Transition metal catalysis for selective bond cleavage reactions

(2016) Peter J. Deuss et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

(2016) R. Mariscal et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethyl furfural to the building block 2,5-bishydroxymethyl furan

(2016) Weiwei Hao et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ethyl levulinate to γ-valerolactone over zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks

(2016) Anil H. Valekar et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Bio-based economies in Asia: Economic analysis of development of bio-based industry in China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan

(2016) Duu-Hwa Lee   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY

Heterogeneous Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation as an Effective Pathway in Biomass Upgrading

(2016) Matthew J. Gilkey et al.   ACS Catalysis

Mild Continuous Hydrogenolysis of Kraft Lignin over Titanium Nitride–Nickel Catalyst

(2016) Valerio Molinari et al.   ACS Catalysis

Furfural: A Promising Platform Compound for Sustainable Production of C4 and C5 Chemicals

(2016) Xiaodan Li et al.   ACS Catalysis

Selective arene production from transfer hydrogenolysis of benzyl phenyl ether promoted by a co-precipitated Pd/Fe3O4 catalyst

(2016) E. Paone et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

New Frontiers in the Catalytic Synthesis of Levulinic Acid: From Sugars to Raw and Waste Biomass as Starting Feedstock

(2016) Claudia Antonetti et al.   Catalysts

Chemocatalytic hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose over solid acid catalysts

(2015) Lei Hu et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Exploring the catalytic properties of supported palladium catalysts in the transfer hydrogenolysis of glycerol

(2015) F. Mauriello et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

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

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

Hydrodeoxygenation processes: Advances on catalytic transformations of biomass-derived platform chemicals into hydrocarbon fuels

(2015) Sudipta De et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Continuous Transfer Hydrogenation of Sugars to Alditols with Bioderived Donors over Cu-Ni-Al Catalysts

(2015) David Scholz et al.   ChemCatChem

Tuning the lignin oil OH-content with Ru and Pd catalysts during lignin hydrogenolysis on birch wood

(2015) S. Van den Bosch et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Golden Age of Transfer Hydrogenation

(2015) Dong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels

(2015) Changzhi Li et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Pd-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Transfer Reactions from Alcohols to C=C, C=O, and C=N Bonds

(2015) Jacques Muzart   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

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

Aromatic Monomers by in Situ Conversion of Reactive Intermediates in the Acid-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Lignin

(2015) Peter J. Deuss et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

(2015) Furkan H. Isikgor et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Role of Cu–Mg–Al Mixed Oxide Catalysts in Lignin Depolymerization in Supercritical Ethanol

(2015) Xiaoming Huang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Mechanistic Insights into Metal Lewis Acid-Mediated Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation of Furfural to 2-Methylfuran

(2015) Matthew J. Gilkey et al.   ACS Catalysis

Molybdenum-Catalyzed Conversion of Diols and Biomass-Derived Polyols to Alkenes Using Isopropyl Alcohol as Reductant and Solvent

(2015) Johannes R. Dethlefsen et al.   ACS Catalysis

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

Liquid phase catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural over a Ru/C catalyst

(2014) Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Transfer hydrogenation of phenol on supported Pd catalysts using formic acid as an alternative hydrogen source

(2014) Damin Zhang et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Transfer Hydrogenation of Cellulose-based Oligomers over Carbon-supported Ruthenium Catalyst in a Fixed-bed Reactor

(2014) Abhijit Shrotri et al.   ChemCatChem

Cascade of Liquid-Phase Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation and Etherification of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to Potential Biodiesel Components over Lewis Acid Zeolites

(2014) Jungho Jae et al.   ChemCatChem

Lignin depolymerisation strategies: towards valuable chemicals and fuels

(2014) Chunping Xu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Selective Route to 2-Propenyl Aryls Directly from Wood by a Tandem Organosolv and Palladium-Catalysed Transfer Hydrogenolysis

(2014) Maxim V. Galkin et al.   ChemSusChem

Methanol as a clean and efficient H-transfer reactant for carbonyl reduction: Scope, limitations, and reaction mechanism

(2014) Thomas Pasini et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Effect of hydrogen donor on liquid phase catalytic transfer hydrogenation of furfural over a Ru/RuO2/C catalyst

(2014) Paraskevi Panagiotopoulou et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Asian bioeconomy and biobusiness: current scenario and future prospects

(2014) Satyahari Dey   New Biotechnology

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

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

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

Combined 1,4-butanediol lactonization and transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of furfural-derivatives under continuous flow conditions

(2014) Christof Aellig et al.   Catalysis Science & Technology

Production of γ-valerolactone from biomass-derived compounds using formic acid as a hydrogen source over supported metal catalysts in water solvent

(2014) Pham Anh Son et al.   RSC Advances

Zirconium–Beta zeolite as a robust catalyst for the transformation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone via Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction

(2014) Jie Wang et al.   RSC Advances

Domino Reaction Catalyzed by Zeolites with Brønsted and Lewis Acid Sites for the Production of γ-Valerolactone from Furfural

(2013) Linh Bui et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Route for Lignin and Bio-Oil Conversion: Dehydroxylation of Phenols into Arenes by Catalytic Tandem Reactions

(2013) Xingyu Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Conversion of glycerol into allyl alcohol over potassium-supported zirconia–iron oxide catalyst

(2013) Aya Konaka et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Mild Heterogeneous Palladium-Catalyzed Cleavage of β-O-4′-Ether Linkages of Lignin Model Compounds and Native Lignin in Air

(2013) Maxim V. Galkin et al.   ChemCatChem

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

(2013) Zhen Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Conversion of Biomass into Chemicals over Metal Catalysts

(2013) Michèle Besson et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Direct Synthesis of 1,6-Hexanediol from HMF over a Heterogeneous Pd/ZrP Catalyst using Formic Acid as Hydrogen Source

(2013) Jaya Tuteja et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation/Hydrogenolysis for Reductive Upgrading of Furfural and 5-(Hydroxymethyl)furfural

(2013) David Scholz et al.   ChemSusChem

Production of Dimethylfuran from Hydroxymethylfurfural through Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation with Ruthenium Supported on Carbon

(2013) Jungho Jae et al.   ChemSusChem

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

Lignin depolymerization (LDP) in alcohol over nickel-based catalysts via a fragmentation–hydrogenolysis process

(2013) Qi Song et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Synthesis and utilisation of sugar compounds derived from lignocellulosic biomass

(2013) Hirokazu Kobayashi et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Green and sustainable manufacture of chemicals from biomass: state of the art

(2013) Roger A. Sheldon   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Pd-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Benzylic Alcohols by Formic Acid: A Mechanistic Study

(2013) Supaporn Sawadjoon et al.   ACS Catalysis

Conversion of biomass-derived ethyl levulinate into γ-valerolactone via hydrogen transfer from supercritical ethanol over a ZrO2 catalyst

(2013) Xing Tang et al.   RSC Advances

Surface synergism of an Ag–Ni/ZrO2 nanocomposite for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of bio-derived platform molecules

(2013) Amol M. Hengne et al.   RSC Advances

Hydrogenolysis Goes Bio: From Carbohydrates and Sugar Alcohols to Platform Chemicals

(2012) Agnieszka M. Ruppert et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Microwave-assisted depolymerisation of organosolv lignin via mild hydrogen-free hydrogenolysis: Catalyst screening

(2012) Ana Toledano et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL

Hydrogenolysis through catalytic transfer hydrogenation: Glycerol conversion to 1,2-propanediol

(2012) Inaki Gandarias et al.   CATALYSIS TODAY

Formic acid as a hydrogen source – recent developments and future trends

(2012) Martin Grasemann et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

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

One-pot reduction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via hydrogen transfer from supercritical methanol

(2012) Thomas S. Hansen et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Hydrogenation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone using ruthenium nanoparticles

(2012) Carmen Ortiz-Cervantes et al.   INORGANICA CHIMICA ACTA

Liquid-phase glycerol hydrogenolysis by formic acid over Ni–Cu/Al2O3 catalysts

(2012) I. Gandarias et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Continuous Dehydration and Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol over Non-Chromium Copper Catalyst: Laboratory-Scale Process Studies

(2012) Rasika B. Mane et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

(2012) C. O. Tuck et al.   SCIENCE

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol on bimetallic Pd-Cu/solid-base catalysts prepared via layered double hydroxides precursors

(2011) Shuixin Xia et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

Catalytic production of 1,2-propanediol from glycerol in bio-ethanol solvent

(2011) Shuixin Xia et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

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

Glycerol Hydrogenolysis Promoted by Supported Palladium Catalysts

(2011) Maria Grazia Musolino et al.   ChemSusChem

Liquid-phase glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol under nitrogen pressure using 2-propanol as hydrogen source

(2011) I. Gandarias et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

Efficient Production of the Liquid Fuel 2,5-Dimethylfuran from Fructose Using Formic Acid as a Reagent

(2010) Todsapon Thananatthanachon et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Selective hydrogenolysis of glycerol over copper catalysts both in liquid and vapour phase: Correlation between the copper surface area and the catalyst's activity

(2010) A. Bienholz et al.   APPLIED CATALYSIS A-GENERAL

From glycerol to allyl alcohol: iron oxide catalyzed dehydration and consecutive hydrogen transfer

(2010) Yong Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Transfer hydrogenation of cellulose to sugar alcohols over supported ruthenium catalysts

(2010) Hirokazu Kobayashi et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals

(2010) Joseph Zakzeski et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Efficient Route to Hydroxymethylfurans from Sugars via Transfer Hydrogenation

(2010) Todsapon Thananatthanachon et al.   ChemSusChem

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

(2010) Li Deng et al.   ChemSusChem

Catalytic disassembly of an organosolv lignin via hydrogen transfer from supercritical methanol

(2010) Katalin Barta et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Feedstocks for Lignocellulosic Biofuels

(2010) C. Somerville et al.   SCIENCE

Catalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Formic acid and its Derivatives: Useful Hydrogen Storage Materials

(2010) Björn Loges et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS

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

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

An efficient didehydroxylation method for the biomass-derived polyols glycerol and erythritol. Mechanistic studies of a formic acid-mediated deoxygenation

(2009) Elena Arceo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Hydrogen Transfer from Supercritical Methanol over a Solid Base Catalyst: A Model for Lignin Depolymerization

(2009) Gerald S. Macala et al.   ChemSusChem

Selective transfer hydrogenolysis of glycerol promoted by palladium catalysts in absence of hydrogen

(2009) Maria Grazia Musolino et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Combined dehydration/(transfer)-hydrogenation of C6-sugars (D-glucose and D-fructose) to γ-valerolactone using ruthenium catalysts

(2009) Hans Heeres et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Simple Chemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Furans for Fuels and Chemicals

(2009) Joseph B. Binder et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Biofuels and Biomass-To-Liquid Fuels in the Biorefinery: Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass using Porous Materials

(2008) Michael Stöcker   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Scenario Projections for Future Market Potentials of Biobased Bulk Chemicals

(2008) Veronika Dornburg et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY