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components and their conversion to levulinic acid as a fuel precursor. RSC Adv 4
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Li C, Zhao X, Wang A, Huber GW, Zhang T (2015) Catalytic transformation of lignin for the
production of chemicals and fuels. Chem Rev 115(21):11559–11624
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production from raw corn stover employing a novel heterogeneous acid catalyst. Bioresour
Technol 245:258–265
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and cellulose. Green Chem 20(4):863–872
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alcohol oxidation process. J Am Chem Soc 126(13):4112–4113. https://doi.org/10.1021/
ja031765k
Liu YP, Zheng P, Sun ZH, Ni Y, Dong JJ, Zhu LL (2008) Economical succinic acid production
from cane molasses by Actinobacillus succinogenes. Bioresour Technol 99(6):1736–1742
Liu X, Jia W, Xu G, Zhang Y, Fu Y (2017) Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols
to cyclohexanols over Co-based catalysts. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 5(10):8594–8601. https://
doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01047
Luo C, Wang S, Liu H (2007) Cellulose conversion into polyols catalyzed by reversibly formed
acids and supported ruthenium clusters in hot water. Angew Chem Int Ed 46(40):7636–7639
Luo J, Xu Y, Zhao L, Dong L, Tong D, Zhu L, Hu C (2010) Two-step hydrothermal conversion of
Pubescens to obtain furans and phenol compounds separately. Bioresour Technol 101
(22):8873–8880
Luo Y, Hu L, Tong D, Hu C (2014) Selective dissociation and conversion of hemicellulose in
Phyllostachys heterocycla cv. var. pubescens to value-added monomers via solvent-thermal
methods promoted by AlCl 3. RSC Adv 4(46):24194–24206
Luo N, Wang M, Li H, Zhang J, Hou T, Chen H et al (2017a) Visible-light-driven self-hydrogen
transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin models and extracts into phenolic products. ACS Catal 7
(7):4571–4580. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01043
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dissolution and utilisation of hemicellulose in Phyllostachys heterocycla cv. pubescens. Green
Chem 19(20):4889–4899
Luo Y, Li Z, Li X, Liu X, Fan J, Clark JH, Hu C (2019) The production of furfural directly from
hemicellulose in lignocellulosic biomass: a review. Catal Today 319:14–24
Mafakheri F, Nasiri F (2014) Modeling of biomass to-energy supply chain operations: applications,
challenges and research directions. Energy Policy 67:116–126
Misra S, Raghuwanshi S, Saxena RK (2013) Evaluation of corncob hemicellulosic hydrolysate for
xylitol production by adapted strain of Candida tropicalis. Carbohydr Polym 92(2):1596–1601
Miura S, Arimura T, Itoda N, Dwiarti L, Feng JB, Bin CH, Okabe M (2004) Production of L-lactic
acid from corncob. J Biosci Bioeng 97(3):153–157
Molina MC, Mariscal R, Ojeda M, Granados ML (2012) Cyclopentyl methyl ether: a green
co-solvent for the selective dehydration of lignocellulosic pentoses to furfural. Bioresour
Technol 126:321–327
Moncada J, El-Halwagi MM, Cardona CA (2013) Techno-economic analysis for a sugarcane
biorefinery: Colombian case. Bioresour Technol 135:533–543
Mussatto SI, Dragone GM (2016) Biomass pretreatment, biorefineries, and potential products for a
bioeconomy development. In: Biomass fractionation technologies for a lignocellulosic feedstock based biorefinery. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 1–22
Nakagawa Y, Ishikawa M, Tamura M, Tomishige K (2014) Selective production of cyclohexanol
and methanol from guaiacol over Ru catalyst combined with MgO. Green Chem 16
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components and their conversion to levulinic acid as a fuel precursor. RSC Adv 4
(29):14985–14992
Li C, Zhao X, Wang A, Huber GW, Zhang T (2015) Catalytic transformation of lignin for the
production of chemicals and fuels. Chem Rev 115(21):11559–11624
Li W, Zhu Y, Lu Y, Liu Q, Guan S, Chang HM, Jameel H, Ma L (2017) Enhanced furfural
production from raw corn stover employing a novel heterogeneous acid catalyst. Bioresour
Technol 245:258–265
Li Z, Su K, Ren J, Yang D, Cheng B, Kim CK, Yao X (2018) Direct catalytic conversion of glucose
and cellulose. Green Chem 20(4):863–872
Liu R, Liang X, Dong C, Hu X (2004) Transition-metal-free: a highly efficient catalytic aerobic
alcohol oxidation process. J Am Chem Soc 126(13):4112–4113. https://doi.org/10.1021/
ja031765k
Liu YP, Zheng P, Sun ZH, Ni Y, Dong JJ, Zhu LL (2008) Economical succinic acid production
from cane molasses by Actinobacillus succinogenes. Bioresour Technol 99(6):1736–1742
Liu X, Jia W, Xu G, Zhang Y, Fu Y (2017) Selective hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenols
to cyclohexanols over Co-based catalysts. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 5(10):8594–8601. https://
doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01047
Luo C, Wang S, Liu H (2007) Cellulose conversion into polyols catalyzed by reversibly formed
acids and supported ruthenium clusters in hot water. Angew Chem Int Ed 46(40):7636–7639
Luo J, Xu Y, Zhao L, Dong L, Tong D, Zhu L, Hu C (2010) Two-step hydrothermal conversion of
Pubescens to obtain furans and phenol compounds separately. Bioresour Technol 101
(22):8873–8880
Luo Y, Hu L, Tong D, Hu C (2014) Selective dissociation and conversion of hemicellulose in
Phyllostachys heterocycla cv. var. pubescens to value-added monomers via solvent-thermal
methods promoted by AlCl 3. RSC Adv 4(46):24194–24206
Luo N, Wang M, Li H, Zhang J, Hou T, Chen H et al (2017a) Visible-light-driven self-hydrogen
transfer hydrogenolysis of lignin models and extracts into phenolic products. ACS Catal 7
(7):4571–4580. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.7b01043
Luo Y, Fan J, Budarin VL, Hu C, Clark JH (2017b) Microwave-assisted hydrothermal selective
dissolution and utilisation of hemicellulose in Phyllostachys heterocycla cv. pubescens. Green
Chem 19(20):4889–4899
Luo Y, Li Z, Li X, Liu X, Fan J, Clark JH, Hu C (2019) The production of furfural directly from
hemicellulose in lignocellulosic biomass: a review. Catal Today 319:14–24
Mafakheri F, Nasiri F (2014) Modeling of biomass to-energy supply chain operations: applications,
challenges and research directions. Energy Policy 67:116–126
Misra S, Raghuwanshi S, Saxena RK (2013) Evaluation of corncob hemicellulosic hydrolysate for
xylitol production by adapted strain of Candida tropicalis. Carbohydr Polym 92(2):1596–1601
Miura S, Arimura T, Itoda N, Dwiarti L, Feng JB, Bin CH, Okabe M (2004) Production of L-lactic
acid from corncob. J Biosci Bioeng 97(3):153–157
Molina MC, Mariscal R, Ojeda M, Granados ML (2012) Cyclopentyl methyl ether: a green
co-solvent for the selective dehydration of lignocellulosic pentoses to furfural. Bioresour
Technol 126:321–327
Moncada J, El-Halwagi MM, Cardona CA (2013) Techno-economic analysis for a sugarcane
biorefinery: Colombian case. Bioresour Technol 135:533–543
Mussatto SI, Dragone GM (2016) Biomass pretreatment, biorefineries, and potential products for a
bioeconomy development. In: Biomass fractionation technologies for a lignocellulosic feedstock based biorefinery. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp 1–22
Nakagawa Y, Ishikawa M, Tamura M, Tomishige K (2014) Selective production of cyclohexanol
and methanol from guaiacol over Ru catalyst combined with MgO. Green Chem 16
(4):2197–2203. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3GC42322K
126
D. Ramesh et al.