Mechanistic insights into hydroxynaphthoic acid-based suppression of lignin repolymerization [0.03%]
羟基萘甲酸类化合物抑制木质素再聚合的机理研究
Chenhao Li,Matthias Alexander Ulrich Eckl,Pascal Fitz et al.
Chenhao Li et al.
As a renewable biomass resource, lignocellulose holds significant potential for the production of chemicals and fuels, due to its vast availability and low cost. However, its complex and chemically stable structure poses a major challenge t...
Gabriel Sigmund,Sanne J Smith,Anett Georgi et al.
Gabriel Sigmund et al.
Existing chemicals assessment and management approaches focus on chemical behavior in the natural environment and humans, including using chemical-specific inherent properties such as persistence (P), bioaccumulation potential (B), and mobi...
Highly efficient hydrogenative depolymerisation of polycaprolactone to 1,6-hexanediol [0.03%]
高效氢解聚己内酯制备1,6-己二醇
Garima Saini,Alejandra Sophia Lozano Perez,Niklas von Wolff et al.
Garima Saini et al.
We report here our study on the development of an efficient process to make 1,6-hexanediol from the hydrogenation of polycaprolactone assisted by ethanolysis. Using a ruthenium SNS pincer catalyst, a record high turnover number of 19 600 wi...
To scale or not to scale? Re-engineering biorefining for a more sustainable and circular future [0.03%]
扩大还是缩小？ 重构生物精炼以实现更可持续和循环的未来
Ahmad B Ghanayem
Ahmad B Ghanayem
Further to the use of renewable feedstocks, sustainable biorefining requires a holistic process-level approach encompassing techno-economic and life-cycle assessments to help bridge the gap between laboratory innovation and industrial scala...
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Triggering hydrogenolysis of the lignin model compound benzyl phenyl ether using the intrinsic exothermicity of Pd-hydride formation [0.03%]
利用Pd-氢化物形成的固有放热性触发木质素模型化合物苯基苄基醚的加氢解离反应
Erin V Phillips,Marta C Hatzell,Carsten Sievers
Erin V Phillips
When supported Pd catalysts are exposed to hydrogen, the heat released from the spontaneous and exothermic Pd-hydride formation creates a reaction environment that allows for melting and hydrogenolysis of benzyl phenyl ether (BPE) under nom...
Towards polycotton waste valorisation: depolymerisation of cotton to glucose with polyester preservation [0.03%]
棉聚酯废纺织品的高值化回收：保留聚酯的同时脱除棉并转化为葡萄糖
Nienke Leenders,Gerard P M van Klink,Gert-Jan M Gruter
Nienke Leenders
Every second, the equivalent of a garbage truck filled with textile waste is discarded. Due to the complex composition of clothing materials, more than 80 wt% of this waste is either incinerated or sent to landfills. Currently, only 15 wt% ...
Lignin-derived guaiacols as platform chemicals for the modular synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines and benzomorpholines [0.03%]
以木质素衍生物香草基酚为平台化合物模块化合成四氢异喹啉和苯并吗啉类化合物
Antonio A Castillo-Garcia,Jörg Haupenthal,Anna K H Hirsch et al.
Antonio A Castillo-Garcia et al.
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) has emerged as a centrally important method in modern biorefining, delivering well-defined aromatic platform chemicals from lignin with high selectivity. To establish attractive future biorefinery sch...
Improving the fixed charge density of sustainably produced saloplastic anion exchange membranes [0.03%]
通过可持续方法制备的盐塑性阴离子交换膜中固定电荷密度的提升
Hestie A Brink,Ricardo P Martinho,Wiebe M de Vos et al.
Hestie A Brink et al.
Recent studies have shown that sustainable ion exchange membranes can be fabricated by hot-pressing polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs), resulting in saloplastic membranes. Among these, the anion exchange membrane (AEM) formed from the strongl...
Afterglow quenching in plasma-based dry reforming of methane: a detailed analysis of the post-plasma chemistry via kinetic modelling [0.03%]
基于等离子体的甲烷干重整中余辉淬灭的详细动力学分析
Joachim Slaets,Eduardo Morais,Annemie Bogaerts
Joachim Slaets
We have developed a kinetic model to investigate the post-plasma (afterglow) chemistry of dry reforming of methane (DRM) in warm plasmas with varying CO2/CH4 ratios. We used two methods to study the effects of plasma temperature and aftergl...
ESG assessment methodology for emerging technologies: plasma versus conventional technology for ammonia production [0.03%]
新兴技术的ESG评估方法：等离子技术与传统氨生产技术之比较
Le Yu,Amin Keilani,Nam Nghiep Tran et al.
Le Yu et al.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria demand that enterprises should not be assessed solely on their financial performance, but also on their environmental, social, and governance performance. This numerical assessment of ESG ...