Redefining biorefinery: the search for unconventional building blocks for materials

The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals

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Carbon materials for chemical capacitive energy storage

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Single-molecule mechanics of mussel adhesion

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Mesoporous carbon materials: Synthesis and modification

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Bisphenol-A: an estrogenic substance is released from polycarbonate flasks during autoclaving

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Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquids

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

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Bimetallic catalysts for upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals

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Conversion of biomass platform molecules into fuel additives and liquid hydrocarbon fuels

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Chemistry and materials options of sustainable carbon materials made by hydrothermal carbonization

Titirici, M.-M., & Antonietti, M. (2010) · Chem. Soc. Rev. · doi:10.1039/b819318p · Cited by 1,255

Polymers from Renewable Resources: A Challenge for the Future of Macromolecular Materials

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

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Tin-containing zeolites are highly active catalysts for the isomerization of glucose in water

Moliner, M., Román-Leshkov, Y., & Davis, M. E. (2010) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1002358107 · Cited by 998

Lactic acid as a platform chemical in the biobased economy: the role of chemocatalysis

Dusselier, M., Van Wouwe, P., Dewaele, A., Makshina, E., & Sels, B. F. (2013) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c3ee00069a · Cited by 827

Making flexible magnetic aerogels and stiff magnetic nanopaper using cellulose nanofibrils as templates

Olsson, R. T., Azizi Samir, M. A. S., Salazar-Alvarez, G., Belova, L., Ström, V., Berglund, L. A., Ikkala, O., Nogués, J., & Gedde, U. W. (2010) · Nature Nanotechnology · doi:10.1038/nnano.2010.155 · Cited by 807

Selective oxidation of alcohols and aldehydes over supported metal nanoparticles

Davis, S. E., Ide, M. S., & Davis, R. J. (2013) · Green Chem. · doi:10.1039/c2gc36441g · Cited by 802

Renewable Cathode Materials from Biopolymer/Conjugated Polymer Interpenetrating Networks

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Vanillin, a promising biobased building-block for monomer synthesis

Fache, M., Darroman, E., Besse, V., Auvergne, R., Caillol, S., & Boutevin, B. (2014) · Green Chem. · doi:10.1039/c3gc42613k · Cited by 499

Ni-Catalyzed Cleavage of Aryl Ethers in the Aqueous Phase

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Functionalization of cardanol: towards biobased polymers and additives

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Formation of uniform colloidal spheres from lignin, a renewable resource recovered from pulping spent liquor

Qian, Y., Deng, Y., Qiu, X., Li, H., & Yang, D. (2014) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc42131g · Cited by 440

Catalytic synthesis of α-methylene-γ-valerolactone: a biomass-derived acrylic monomer

Manzer, L. E. (2004) · Applied Catalysis A: General · doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2004.05.048 · Cited by 438

Catalytic Biorefining of Plant Biomass to Non‐Pyrolytic Lignin Bio‐Oil and Carbohydrates through Hydrogen Transfer Reactions

Ferrini, P., & Rinaldi, R. (2014) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201403747 · Cited by 431

Chemical synthesis of lactic acid from cellulose catalysed by lead(II) ions in water

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Shale Gas Revolution: An Opportunity for the Production of Biobased Chemicals?

Bruijnincx, P. C. A., & Weckhuysen, B. M. (2013) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201305058 · Cited by 352

A Renewable Lignin–Lactide Copolymer and Application in Biobased Composites

Chung, Y.-L., Olsson, J. V., Li, R. J., Frank, C. W., Waymouth, R. M., Billington, S. L., & Sattely, E. S. (2013) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/sc4000835 · Cited by 340

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

Wang, X., & Rinaldi, R. (2013) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201304776 · Cited by 279

Multi-functionalization of gallic acid. Synthesis of a novel bio-based epoxy resin

Aouf, C., Nouailhas, H., Fache, M., Caillol, S., Boutevin, B., & Fulcrand, H. (2012) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2012.11.025 · Cited by 277

New vanillin-derived diepoxy monomers for the synthesis of biobased thermosets

Fache, M., Auvergne, R., Boutevin, B., & Caillol, S. (2015) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.10.011 · Cited by 252

Biocrude yield and productivity from the hydrothermal liquefaction of marine and freshwater green macroalgae

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Titanium Nitride-Nickel Nanocomposite as Heterogeneous Catalyst for the Hydrogenolysis of Aryl Ethers

Molinari, V., Giordano, C., Antonietti, M., & Esposito, D. (2014) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja4119412 · Cited by 230

Catalysis for biomass and CO2use through solar energy: opening new scenarios for a sustainable and low-carbon chemical production

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Pd/C-catalyzed reactions of HMF: decarbonylation, hydrogenation, and hydrogenolysis

Mitra, J., Zhou, X., & Rauchfuss, T. (2015) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c4gc01520g · Cited by 207

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of anisole as lignin model compound over supported nickel catalysts

Jin, S., Xiao, Z., Li, C., Chen, X., Wang, L., Xing, J., Li, W., & Liang, C. (2014) · Catalysis Today · doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2014.02.014 · Cited by 192

Enhancing the Adhesion of a Biomimetic Polymer Yields Performance Rivaling Commercial Glues

Meredith, H. J., Jenkins, C. L., & Wilker, J. J. (2014) · Advanced Functional Materials · doi:10.1002/adfm.201303536 · Cited by 186

The role of biofuels in the future energy supply

Caspeta, L., Buijs, N. A. A., & Nielsen, J. (2013) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c3ee24403b · Cited by 182

Chemistry of lignin-based materials

Chung, H., & Washburn, N. R. (2013) · Green Materials · doi:10.1680/gmat.12.00009 · Cited by 178

Highly efficient production of lactic acid from cellulose using lanthanide triflate catalysts

Wang, F., Liu, C., & Dong, W. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc40836a · Cited by 159

Chemical Conversion of Sugars to Lactic Acid by Alkaline Hydrothermal Processes

Esposito, D., & Antonietti, M. (2013) · ChemSusChem · doi:10.1002/cssc.201300092 · Cited by 140

Green Polymerization Methods: Renewable Starting Materials, Catalysis and Waste Reduction

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Heterogeneously Catalysed Mild Hydrogenolytic Depolymerisation of Lignin Under Microwave Irradiation with Hydrogen‐Donating Solvents

Toledano, A., Serrano, L., Labidi, J., Pineda, A., Balu, A. M., & Luque, R. (2012) · ChemCatChem · doi:10.1002/cctc.201200616 · Cited by 114

Poly(α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone) Synthesis, Configurational Structure, and Properties

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From Paper to Structured Carbon Electrodes by Inkjet Printing

Glatzel, S., Schnepp, Z., & Giordano, C. (2013) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.201207693 · Cited by 105

Structural features of ionic liquids: consequences for material preparation and organic reactivity

Weber, C. C., Masters, A. F., & Maschmeyer, T. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc41313f · Cited by 103

Lactic acid production by alkaline hydrothermal treatment of corn cobs

Sánchez, C., Egüés, I., Garcı́a, A., Llano‐Ponte, R., & Labidi, J. (2011) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2011.12.033 · Cited by 94

Selective Catalysis for Renewable Feedstocks and Chemicals

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Improvement of lactic acid production from cellulose with the addition of Zn/Ni/C under alkaline hydrothermal conditions

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Polymerization of (RS)- and (R)-α-methylene-γ-methyl-γ-butyrolactone

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Effect of Cellulose Nanowhiskers on Surface Morphology, Mechanical Properties, and Cell Adhesion of Melt-Drawn Polylactic Acid Fibers

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Hydrothermal decarboxylation of amino acid derived imidazolium zwitterions: a sustainable approach towards ionic liquids

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Emulsion and controlled miniemulsion polymerization of the renewable monomer γ‐methyl‐α‐methylene‐γ‐butyrolactone

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Semicrystalline Dihydroxyacetone Copolymers Derived from Glycerol

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Lignin-first biomass fractionation: the advent of active stabilisation strategies

Renders, T., Van den Bosch, S., Koelewijn, S.-F., Schutyser, W., & Sels, B. F. (2017) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c7ee01298e · Cited by 709

Downstream processing of lignin derived feedstock into end products

Wong, S. S., Shu, R., Zhang, J., Liu, H., & Yan, N. (2020) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/d0cs00134a · Cited by 528

An overview of biorefinery derived platform chemicals from a cellulose and hemicellulose biorefinery

Takkellapati, S., Li, T., & Gonzalez, M. A. (2018) · Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy · doi:10.1007/s10098-018-1568-5 · Cited by 526

Production of bio-based 2,5-furan dicarboxylate polyesters: Recent progress and critical aspects in their synthesis and thermal properties

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Recent advances in catalytic transformation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into the innovative fuels and chemicals

Hu, L., Lin, L., Wu, Z., Zhou, S., & Liu, S. (2017) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2017.02.042 · Cited by 445