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pennisetum alopecuroides in the presence of an acid catalyst. Bioresources 11(2):3511–3523
Yue C, Li G, Pidko EA, Wiesfeld JJ, Rigutto M, Hensen EJ (2016) Dehydration of glucose to
5-hydroxymethylfurfural using Nb-doped tungstite. ChemSusChem 9(17):2421–2429
Zhang B, Shahbazi A (2011) Recent developments in pretreatment technologies for production of
lignocellulosic biofuels. J Pet Environ Biotechnol 2(2):111
Zhang J, Wu SB, Liu Y (2014) Direct conversion of cellulose into sorbitol over a magnetic catalyst
in an extremely low concentration acid system. Energy Fuel 28(7):4242–4246
Zhang L, Xi G, Zhang J, Yu H, Wang X (2017) Efficient catalytic system for the direct transformation of lignocellulosic biomass to furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Bioresour Technol
224:656–661
Zhao C, Kou Y, Lemonidou AA, Li X, Lercher JA (2009) Highly selective catalytic conversion of
phenolic bio-oil to alkanes. Angew Chem Int Ed 48(22):3987–3990. https://doi.org/10.1002/
anie.200900404
Zhao C, He J, Lemonidou AA, Li X, Lercher JA (2011) Aqueous-phase hydrodeoxygenation of
bio-derived phenols to cycloalkanes. J Catal 280(1):8–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2011.
02.001
Zheng P, Dong JJ, Sun ZH, Ni Y, Fang L (2009) Fermentative production of succinic acid from
straw hydrolysate by Actinobacillus succinogenes. Bioresour Technol 100(8):2425–2429
Zheng X, Zhi Z, Gu X, Li X, Zhang R, Lu X (2017) Kinetic study of levulinic acid production from
corn stalk at mild temperature using FeCl3 as catalyst. Fuel 187:261–267
Zhi Z, Li N, Qiao Y, Zheng X, Wang H, Lu X (2015) Kinetic study of levulinic acid production
from corn stalk at relatively high temperature using FeCl3 as catalyst: a simplified model
evaluated. Ind Crop Prod 76:672–680
Zhou C, Zhao J, Yagoub AEA, Ma H, Yu X, Hu J, Bao X, Liu S (2017a) Conversion of glucose into
5-hydroxymethylfurfural in different solvents and catalysts: reaction kinetics and mechanism.
Egypt J Pet 26(2):477–487
Zhou M, Ye J, Liu P, Xu J, Jiang J (2017b) Water-assisted selective hydrodeoxygenation of
guaiacol to cyclohexanol over supported Ni and Co bimetallic catalysts. ACS Sustain Chem
Eng 5(10):8824–8835. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01615
Zhu W, Yang H, Chen J, Chen C, Guo L, Gan H, Zhao X, Hou Z (2014) Efficient hydrogenolysis of
cellulose into sorbitol catalyzed by a bifunctional catalyst. Green Chem 16(3):1534–1542
Zubairu A, Gana SA (2014) Production and characterization of briquette charcoal by carbonization
of agro-waste. Energy Power 4(2):41–47
130
D. Ramesh et al.