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Ren P, Zhou Y, Su K, Sun L, Luo N, Wang F. Visible-Light-Driven Furfural Oxidation over CuO x /Nb 2 O 5. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300732. [PMID: 37772798 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Maleic anhydride (MA) is an important polyester monomer that can be produced from oxidizing renewable furfural derived from biomass. However, MA generation from furfural requires harsh reaction conditions, and suffers from low efficiency and solvent corrosion. Herein, we design a Nb2 O5 photocatalyst loaded of highly dispersed CuOx (CuOx /Nb2 O5 ), which selectively catalyzes furfural oxidation to MA and the precursor (5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone, HF). Due to CuOx loading and forming a complex of ligand to metal charge transfer (LMCT) between the Nb2 O5 surface and adsorbed furfural, the CuOx /Nb2 O5 absorbs visible light to activate furfural though Nb2 O5 has a large band-gap energy (3.2 eV). Singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) is the key active species for C-C bond cleavage and CO generation. MA and HF is produced with a combined yield of 59 % under optimized conditions. This work provides a mild way to provide renewable maleic anhydride via oxidative C-C bond cleavage.
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- Puning Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China
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- Henan Institute of Advanced Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, P. R. China
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Hayes G, Laurel M, MacKinnon D, Zhao T, Houck HA, Becer CR. Polymers without Petrochemicals: Sustainable Routes to Conventional Monomers. Chem Rev 2023; 123:2609-2734. [PMID: 36227737 PMCID: PMC9999446 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems. Plastic materials at low costs with reliable properties have been utilized in many everyday products. Multibillion-dollar companies are established around these plastic materials, and each polymer takes years to optimize, secure intellectual property, comply with the regulatory bodies such as the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals and the Environmental Protection Agency and develop consumer confidence. Therefore, developing a fully sustainable new plastic material with even a slightly different chemical structure is a costly and long process. Hence, the production of the common plastic materials with exactly the same chemical structures that does not require any new registration processes better reflects the reality of how to address the critical future of sustainable plastics. In this review, we have highlighted the very recent examples on the synthesis of common monomers using chemicals from sustainable feedstocks that can be used as a like-for-like substitute to prepare conventional petrochemical-free thermoplastics.
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- Graham Hayes
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom.,Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, CV4 7ALCoventry, United Kingdom
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Faizan M, Li H, Liu Y, Li K, Wei S, Zhang R, Liu R. Copper-based deep eutectic solvents (Cu-DES) assisted the VPO catalyst as a structural and electronic promoter for n-butane selective oxidation. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Li H, Wu P, Li X, Pang J, Zhai S, Zhang T, Zheng M. Catalytic hydrogenation of maleic anhydride to γ-butyrolactone over a high-performance hierarchical Ni-Zr-MFI catalyst. J Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Faizan M, Zhang R, Liu R. Vanadium Phosphorus Oxide Catalyst: Progress, Development and Applications. J IND ENG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Chauhan DK, Battula VR, Giri A, Patra A, Kailasam K. Photocatalytic valorization of furfural to value-added chemicals via mesoporous carbon nitride: a possibility through a metal-free pathway. Catal Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01681d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Renewable solar light-driven biomass furfural valorization.
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- Deepak K. Chauhan
- Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Knowledge city, Sector-81 Manauli, SAS Nagar, 140306 Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Knowledge city, Sector-81 Manauli, SAS Nagar, 140306 Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal 462066, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Advanced Functional Nanomaterials, Energy and Environment Unit, Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Knowledge city, Sector-81 Manauli, SAS Nagar, 140306 Mohali, Punjab, India
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Zhang X, Xu S, Li Q, Zhou G, Xia H. Recent advances in the conversion of furfural into bio-chemicals through chemo- and bio-catalysis. RSC Adv 2021; 11:27042-27058. [PMID: 35479988 PMCID: PMC9037638 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra04633k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Furfural is a promising renewable platform molecule derived from hemi-cellulose, which can be further converted to fossil fuel alternatives and valuable chemicals due to its highly functionalized molecular structure. This mini-review summarizes the recent progress in the chemo-catalytic and/or bio-catalytic conversion of furfural into high-value-added chemicals, including furfurylamine, C6 carboxylic acid, i.e., furandicarboxylic acid, furfural alcohol, aromatics, levulinic acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, furoic acid, and cyclopentanone, particularly the advances in the catalytic valorization of furfural into useful chemicals in the last few years. The possible reaction mechanisms for the conversion of furfural into bio-chemicals are summarized and discussed. The future prospective and challenges in the utilization of furfural through chemo- and bio-catalysis are also put forward for the further design and optimization of catalytic processes for the conversion of furfural.
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- Xu Zhang
- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing 400067 China +86-25-85428873 +86-25-85427635.,Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China .,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- School of Forestry, Anhui Agricultural University Hefei 230036 China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China .,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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- Engineering Research Center for Waste Oil Recovery Technology and Equipment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing Technology and Business University Chongqing 400067 China +86-25-85428873 +86-25-85427635
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-Forest Biomass, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China .,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037 China
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Zhu J, Lei Y, Chen Z, Liao Y, Yin G. Feasible synthesis of bifurfural from renewable furfural derived 5-bromofurfural for polymerization. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2021.111814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zhu J, Yin G. Catalytic Transformation of the Furfural Platform into Bifunctionalized Monomers for Polymer Synthesis. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Jinlian Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, P. R. China
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Zhao X, Kong X, Wang F, Fang R, Li Y. Metal Sub‐nanoclusters Confined within Hierarchical Porous Carbons with High Oxidation Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- The School of Materials Science and Engineering Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Zhao X, Kong X, Wang F, Fang R, Li Y. Metal Sub-nanoclusters Confined within Hierarchical Porous Carbons with High Oxidation Activity. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:10842-10849. [PMID: 33511743 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Metal sub-nanoclusters (SNCs) have shown great promise for a variety of catalytic reactions. However, the fabrication of stable metal SNCs simultaneously with high dispersion and high metal contents remains a challenge. Herein, we report a novel and versatile strategy for the synthesis of various bimetal SNCs stabilized within hierarchical porous carbons (HPC). This facile synthesis only involves the self-assembly of a metal-organic framework (MOF) as the precursor, a molten salt assisted pyrolysis process and the final metal replacement. The metal SNCs (mostly less than 0.8 nm) derived from the metal nodes of the MOF are exclusively confined and homogeneously dispersed throughout the organic ligands derived HPC at high loadings (up to 11.2 wt %). The obtained Cu-Pd@HPC composite exhibits superior catalytic activity and recycling durability in the selective transformation of furfural to maleic acid, achieving 97.8 % yield of maleic acid with a TOF value as high as 20.1 h-1 under mild conditions. DFT calculations reveal that the introduction of Pd shifts the partial density of states of Cu toward the Fermi level, leading to stronger chemisorption of furfural to enhance the catalytic activity.
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- Xin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- The School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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Sterner M, Edlund U. Hybrid Filaments from Saccaharina lattisima Biomass: Engineering of Alginate Properties with Maleic Anhydride Grafted Linseed Oil. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:836. [PMID: 33803316 PMCID: PMC7967169 DOI: 10.3390/polym13050836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Linseed oil was graft modified with maleic anhydride and introduced into alginate by co-extrusion, producing alginate hybrid filaments. A straightforward grafting of maleic anhydride onto the oil backbone produced the modified oil. Additional esterification with n-dodecanol was also investigated. The structures of the modified oils were verified with 2D-NMR. The modified oil was mixed with alginate and extruded into CaCl2, forming thin filaments with diameters in the 130-260 μm range. The impact of oil integration into the alginate filaments was assessed, with special emphasis on stress-at-break, and compared to values predicted by an empirical model relating the "stress to alginate concentration" ratio to prevailing conditions during filament drawing. Analogous alginate filaments were prepared with hydrochloric-, oxalic- and phytic acid calcium salts for comparison with alginate-oil hybrids to reveal the induced impact, with respect to the composition and charge, on the tensile performance.
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- Martin Sterner
- Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Teknikringen 56, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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Wan Y, Lee JM. Toward Value-Added Dicarboxylic Acids from Biomass Derivatives via Thermocatalytic Conversion. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Yan Wan
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nangyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nangyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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Gómez-Cápiro O, Bravo L, Lagos P, Santander P, Pecchi G, Karelovic A. Kinetic and structural understanding of bulk and supported vanadium-based catalysts for furfural oxidation to maleic anhydride. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cy01060c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The kinetics of gas-phase furfural partial oxidation to maleic anhydride (MA) was studied over bulk vanadium–phosphorus-based catalysts obtained by aqueous (VPAq) and organic (VPOr) methods and compared to a supported V2O5/Al2O3 catalyst.
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- Oscar Gómez-Cápiro
- Carbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Millennium Nuclei on Catalytic Process towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
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- Carbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Carbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Carbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Millennium Nuclei on Catalytic Process towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
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- Millennium Nuclei on Catalytic Process towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
- Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Chemical Sciences, University of Concepción, Chile
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- Carbon and Catalysis Laboratory (CarboCat), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Concepción, Concepción, Chile
- Millennium Nuclei on Catalytic Process towards Sustainable Chemistry (CSC), Chile
- Unidad de Desarrollo Tecnológico (UDT), Universidad de Concepción, Chile
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Sivo A, Galaverna RDS, Gomes GR, Pastre JC, Vilé G. From circular synthesis to material manufacturing: advances, challenges, and future steps for using flow chemistry in novel application area. REACT CHEM ENG 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0re00411a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We review the emerging use of flow technologies for circular chemistry and material manufacturing, highlighting advances, challenges, and future directions.
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- Alessandra Sivo
- Department of Chemistry
- Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”
- Politecnico di Milano
- IT-20131 Milano
- Italy
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- Department of Chemistry
- Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”
- Politecnico di Milano
- IT-20131 Milano
- Italy
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Lange JP, Wadman SH. Furfural to 1,4-Butanediol/Tetrahydrofuran - A Detailed Catalyst and Process Design. CHEMSUSCHEM 2020; 13:5329-5337. [PMID: 32830915 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202001376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The feasibility to convert furan, a direct derivative of furfural, to a mixture of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF) is demonstrated with industrially acceptable performances using mm-sized pellets of a carbon-supported RePd catalyst for 2000 h of operation. The reaction schemes were unraveled by spiking potential reaction intermediates and a full kinetic model was developed. Finally, we developed a comprehensive process flow scheme that integrates the conversion of furfural to furan, the recovery and purification of furan, its reductive hydration to BDO/THF as well as the recovery and purification of BDO and THF. This process concept appears economically viable at current furfural, BDO and THF market prices.
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- Jean-Paul Lange
- Shell Global Solutions B.V., Shell Technology Center Amsterdam, Grasweg 31, 1031 HW, Amsterdam
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- Shell Global Solutions B.V., Shell Technology Center Amsterdam, Grasweg 31, 1031 HW, Amsterdam
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Gérardy R, Debecker DP, Estager J, Luis P, Monbaliu JCM. Continuous Flow Upgrading of Selected C 2-C 6 Platform Chemicals Derived from Biomass. Chem Rev 2020; 120:7219-7347. [PMID: 32667196 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
The ever increasing industrial production of commodity and specialty chemicals inexorably depletes the finite primary fossil resources available on Earth. The forecast of population growth over the next 3 decades is a very strong incentive for the identification of alternative primary resources other than petro-based ones. In contrast with fossil resources, renewable biomass is a virtually inexhaustible reservoir of chemical building blocks. Shifting the current industrial paradigm from almost exclusively petro-based resources to alternative bio-based raw materials requires more than vibrant political messages; it requires a profound revision of the concepts and technologies on which industrial chemical processes rely. Only a small fraction of molecules extracted from biomass bears significant chemical and commercial potentials to be considered as ubiquitous chemical platforms upon which a new, bio-based industry can thrive. Owing to its inherent assets in terms of unique process experience, scalability, and reduced environmental footprint, flow chemistry arguably has a major role to play in this context. This review covers a selection of C2 to C6 bio-based chemical platforms with existing commercial markets including polyols (ethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, glycerol, 1,4-butanediol, xylitol, and sorbitol), furanoids (furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural) and carboxylic acids (lactic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, itaconic acid, and levulinic acid). The aim of this review is to illustrate the various aspects of upgrading bio-based platform molecules toward commodity or specialty chemicals using new process concepts that fall under the umbrella of continuous flow technology and that could change the future perspectives of biorefineries.
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- Romaric Gérardy
- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, B-4000 Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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- Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Research & Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Certech, Rue Jules Bordet 45, Zone Industrielle C, B-7180 Seneffe, Belgium
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- Research & Innovation Centre for Process Engineering (ReCIPE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.,Materials & Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), UCLouvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis, MolSys Research Unit, University of Liège, B-4000 Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
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Iglesias J, Martínez-Salazar I, Maireles-Torres P, Martin Alonso D, Mariscal R, López Granados M. Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers. Chem Soc Rev 2020; 49:5704-5771. [PMID: 32658221 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00177e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear consumption of plastics and the access to cheap oil, is creating serious environmental problems. Two lines of actions are needed to cope with them: to adopt a circular consumption of plastics and to produce renewable carbon-neutral monomers. This review analyses the recent advances in the chemocatalytic processes for producing biomass-derived carboxylic acids. These renewable carboxylic acids are involved in the synthesis of relevant general purpose and specialty polyesters and polyamides; some of them are currently derived from oil, while others can become surrogates of petrochemical polymers due to their excellent performance properties. Polyesters and polyamides are very suitable to be depolymerised to other valuable chemicals or to their constituent monomers, what facilitates the circular reutilisation of these monomers. Different types of carboxylic acids have been included in this review: monocarboxylic acids (like glycolic, lactic, hydroxypropanoic, methyl vinyl glycolic, methyl-4-methoxy-2-hydroxybutanoic, 2,5-dihydroxypent-3-enoic, 2,5,6-trihydroxyhex-3-enoic acids, diphenolic, acrylic and δ-amino levulinic acids), dicarboxylic acids (2,5-furandicarboxylic, maleic, succinic, adipic and terephthalic acids) and sugar acids (like gluconic and glucaric acids). The review evaluates the technology status and the advantages and drawbacks of each route in terms of feedstock, reaction pathways, catalysts and economic and environmental evaluation. The prospects and the new research that should be undertaken to overcome the main problems threatening their economic viability or the weaknesses that prevent their commercial implementation have also been underlined.
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- J Iglesias
- Chemical & Environmental Engineering Group, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, C/Tulipan, s/n, Mostoles, Madrid 28933, Spain
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- EQS Group (Sustainable Energy and Chemistry Group), Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC), C/Marie Curie, 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- Universidad de Málaga, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Cristalografia y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC), Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos, 29071 Málaga, Spain
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- Glucan Biorenewables LLC, Madison, WI 53719, USA and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- EQS Group (Sustainable Energy and Chemistry Group), Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC), C/Marie Curie, 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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- EQS Group (Sustainable Energy and Chemistry Group), Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC), C/Marie Curie, 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Zhang W, Oulego P, Sharma SK, Yang XL, Li LJ, Rothenberg G, Shiju NR. Self-Exfoliated Synthesis of Transition Metal Phosphate Nanolayers for Selective Aerobic Oxidation of Ethyl Lactate to Ethyl Pyruvate. ACS Catal 2020; 10:3958-3967. [PMID: 32953234 PMCID: PMC7493282 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b04452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal nanosheets are promising catalysts because of the enhanced exposure of the active species compared to their 3D counterparts. Here, we report a simple, scalable, and reproducible strategy to prepare 2D phosphate nanosheets by forming a layered structure in situ from phytic acid (PTA) and transition metal precursors. Controlled combustion of the organic groups of PTA results in interlayer carbon, which keeps the layers apart during the formation of phosphate, and the removal of this carbon results in ultrathin nanosheets with controllable layers. Applying this concept to vanadyl phosphate synthesis, we show that the method yields 2D ultrathin nanosheets of the orthorhombic β-form, exposing abundant V4+/V5+ redox sites and oxygen vacancies. We demonstrate the high catalytic activity of this material in the vapor-phase aerobic oxidation of ethyl lactate to ethyl pyruvate. Importantly, these β-VOPO4 compounds do not get hydrated, thereby reducing the competing hydrolysis reaction by water byproducts. The result has superior selectivity to ethyl pyruvate compared to analogous vanadyl phosphates. The catalysts are highly stable, maintaining a steady-state conversion of ∼90% (with >80% selectivity) for at least 80 h on stream. This "self-exfoliated" synthesis protocol opens opportunities for preparing structurally diverse metal phosphates for catalysis and other applications.
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- Wei Zhang
- Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Oviedo, C/ Julián Clavería, s/n., E-33071 Oviedo, Spain
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, 400 085 Mumbai, India
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Van ’t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hu Y, Liu C, Wang P, Li G, Wang A, Cong Y, Liang X, Li W, Zhang X, Li N. Sustainable Production of Safe Plasticizers with Bio-Based Fumarates and 1,3-Dienes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Yancheng Hu
- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 A Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100049, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- Key Lab of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- Key Lab of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Hexing Road 26, Harbin 150040, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- Key Lab of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China
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Arias PL, Cecilia JA, Gandarias I, Iglesias J, López Granados M, Mariscal R, Morales G, Moreno-Tost R, Maireles-Torres P. Oxidation of lignocellulosic platform molecules to value-added chemicals using heterogeneous catalytic technologies. Catal Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy00240b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
This minireview gives an overview about heterogeneous catalytic technologies for the oxidation of key platform molecules (glucose, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural and levulinic acid) into valuable chemicals.
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- Pedro L. Arias
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU)
- Bilbao
- Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Cristalografia y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC)
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Campus de Teatinos
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- University of the Basque Country (UPV-EHU)
- Bilbao
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Móstoles
- Spain
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- Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC)
- C/Marie Curie, 2
- Campus de Cantoblanco
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (CSIC)
- C/Marie Curie, 2
- Campus de Cantoblanco
- Madrid
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Group
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
- Móstoles
- Spain
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- Universidad de Málaga
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Cristalografia y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC)
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Campus de Teatinos
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- Universidad de Málaga
- Departamento de Química Inorgánica
- Cristalografia y Mineralogía (Unidad Asociada al ICP-CSIC)
- Facultad de Ciencias
- Campus de Teatinos
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Román AM, Hasse JC, Medlin JW, Holewinski A. Elucidating Acidic Electro-Oxidation Pathways of Furfural on Platinum. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Milotskyi R, Szabó L, Takahashi K, Bliard C. Chemical Modification of Plasticized Lignins Using Reactive Extrusion. Front Chem 2019; 7:633. [PMID: 31620426 PMCID: PMC6759957 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The reaction of esterification of plasticized Kraft lignin (KL) with succinic and maleic anhydrides using reactive extrusion (REX) was studied in detail. DMSO, glycol and glycerol were found to be efficient plasticizers for lignin. The chemical structure of these new lignin esters was determined using Solid-state 13C CP-MAS NMR and FT-IR analysis. 31P NMR analysis of phosphitylated lignins showed that the aliphatic OH groups of lignin had superior reactivity under the reactive extrusion reaction conditions. The formation of monoesters was confirmed by HSQC NMR spectroscopy. Molecular weight changes after extrusion process were studied using GPC/SEC chromatography. Thermal properties of these polymers were assessed by TGA analysis. The results were compared to lignin esters modified in classical batch conditions. These results show that REX can be used as a new fast, solvent free, and continuous process for lignin valorization.
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- Romain Milotskyi
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, ICMR, CNRS UMR 7312, URCA, B18, UFR SEN, Reims, France.,Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims, ICMR, CNRS UMR 7312, URCA, B18, UFR SEN, Reims, France
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Gérardy R, Morodo R, Estager J, Luis P, Debecker DP, Monbaliu JCM. Sustaining the Transition from a Petrobased to a Biobased Chemical Industry with Flow Chemistry. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2018; 377:1. [DOI: 10.1007/s41061-018-0222-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gérardy R, Emmanuel N, Toupy T, Kassin VE, Tshibalonza NN, Schmitz M, Monbaliu JCM. Continuous Flow Organic Chemistry: Successes and Pitfalls at the Interface with Current Societal Challenges. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201800149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Romaric Gérardy
- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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- Center for Integrated Technology and Organic Synthesis; Department of Chemistry; Research Unit MolSys; University of Liège; Quartier Agora, Allée du six Aout, 13 4000 Liège (Sart Tilman) Belgium
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Xia H, Xu S, Hu H, An J, Li C. Efficient conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to high-value chemicals by chemo- and bio-catalysis. RSC Adv 2018; 8:30875-30886. [PMID: 35548764 PMCID: PMC9085621 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra05308a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a very important versatile platform compound derived from renewable biomass.
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- Haian Xia
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing 210037
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing 210037
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing 210037
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass
- China
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Nanjing Forestry University
- Nanjing 210037
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Dalian 116023
- China
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