Can we make everything from lignin, including money?...The answer is:

Can we make everything from lignin, including money?…The answer is:

2015-11-08

The depletion of the fossil fuel reserves on the Earth as well as the rapid increase in green-house gas emissions and environmental pollutions propel the development of renewable energy technologies. Biomass resources derive from solar energy, which is viewed as an important contributor to the development of a sustainable industrial society and effective management of greenhouse gas emissions. The concept to utilize solar energy under mild condition via photocatalytic transformation of biomass is a promising strategy to tackle with the energy and environment crisis.

We cordially invite you to get familiar with this proof of concept of a photocatalytic route to valorize lignocellulosic biomass. Here some of our recently published collaborative research manuscripts in this subject:

An approach for lignin valorization by heterogeneous photocatalysis, Shao-Hai Li, Siqi Liu, Juan C. Colmenares and Yi-Jun Xu. Green Chemistry (2015), DOI: 10.1039/C5GC02109J http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2014/GC/C5GC02109J#!divAbstract

Mild ultrasound-assisted synthesis of TiO₂ supported on magnetic nanocomposites for selective photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol, Juan C. Colmenares, Weiyi Ouyang, Manuel Ojeda, Ewelina Kuna, Olga Chernyayeva, Dmytro Lisovytskiy, Sudipta De, Rafael Luque and Alina M. Balu. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental (2015), DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.10.034. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926337315302150

Nanophotocatalysis in Selective Transformations of Lignocellulose-derived Molecules: A Green Approach for the Synthesis of Fuels, Fine Chemicals, and Pharmaceuticals, Juan C. Colmenares. Book title: “Green Photo-active Nanomaterials: Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation”. Editors: Nurxat Nuraje, Ramazan Asmatulu and Guido Mul. ISBN: 9781849739597. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2016 (Chapter 8, Pp. 168 – 201). http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/ebook/978 – 1‑84973 – 959‑7#!divbookcontent

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