A series of boron doped magnetic zirconium catalysts were developed for the selective transfer hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural (FFR) into furfuryl alcohol (FA) using 2-propanol as hydrogen source and solvent. Full characterizations with XRD, SEM, TG, Py-IR, NH3-TPD, and CO2-TPD techniques were undertaken to uncover structural properties o...
Microalgae biodiesel attracts considerable attention from energy organizations around the world. Lack of high oil-producing oleaginous microalgae is considered as one of the main bottlenecks for large-scale production of microalgae biodiesel. To address this issue, a nitrogen limitation-based method for screening oleaginous microalgae using 24-well...
Efficient fermentable sugar release from softwood biomass is considerably hampered by the recalcitrant nature of its plant cell wall. Here, we reported an ultrasonic and microwave assisted ethylene glycol pretreatment coupled with fast pyrolysis to make total utilization of softwood (pine sawdust) for pyrolytic sugar (levoglucosan), hemicellulosic ...
The depolymerization of biomass carbohydrate polymers usually happened in homogeneous medium, just a few in heterogeneous solution. Herein, holocellulose from two Chinese herb residues Cortex albiziae (HRCA) and Heteropogon contortus (HRHC) was prepared and characterized. Deep eutectic solvent (DES) of choline chloride/p-coumaric acid collaborating...
The combustion performance of a novel self-evaporating vortex-tube combustor for liquid fuel proposed in this study was experimentally explored by taking liquid ethanol as fuel. The new combustor was developed via installing a double-layer self-evaporating tube made of stainless steel and copper into the center of a localized stratified vortex-tube...
The combustion performance of a novel self-evaporating vortex-tube combustor for liquid fuel proposed in this study was experimentally explored by taking liquid ethanol as fuel. The new combustor was developed via installing a double-layer self-evaporating tube made of stainless steel and copper into the center of a localized stratified vortex-tube...
Biodiesel biosynthesis with enzymatic transesterification is considered green, sustainable, and environmentally friendly method. Lipase from Burkholderia cepacia G63 has excellent catalytic properties in biodiesel production. Lipase chaperones promote secretion and folding of enzymes, thereby enhancing enzymatic activity. In the current study, hete...
The primary objective of many researchers in chemical synthesis is the development of recyclable and easily accessible catalysts. These catalysts should preferably be made from Earth-abundant metals and have the ability to be utilised in the synthesis of pharmaceutically important compounds. Amines are classified as privileged compounds, and are us...
2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) obtained from selective 5-hydroxymethyfufural (HMF) oxidation is an important biodegradable polyester monomer and its production strongly depends on homogeneous base additives. The production of FDCA over solid base catalyst is green and environment-friendly. Herein, Au/Mg(OH)2 as the metal-solid base catalyst, wa...
Pyrolytic char is widely used for tar removal due to its cost-effective and eco-friendly. In this work, the waste municipal sludge is selected to produce the composite catalyst with transition metal Fe/Ni, and the as-synthesized catalyst was used in the catalytic cracking of the tar model compound toluene by a laboratory-scale plant. The toluene co...
