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27. Haider MH, Dummer NF, Knight DW, Jenkins RL, Howard M, Moulijn J, Taylor SH, Hutchings
GJ (2015) Efficient green methanol synthesis from glycerol. Nat Chem 7:1028–1032
28. Bhanuchander P, Priya SS, Kumar VP, Hussain S, Pethan Rajan N, Bhargava SK, Chary KVR
(2017) Direct hydrogenolysis of glycerol to biopropanols over metal phosphate supported plati‑
num catalysts. Catal Letters 147:845–855
29. Zhu S, Gao X, Zhu Y, Li Y (2016) Tailored mesoporous copper/ceria catalysts for the selective
hydrogenolysis of biomass‑derived glycerol and sugar alcohols. Green Chem 18:782–791
30. Huang R, Cui Q, Yuan Q, Wu H, Guan Y, Wu P (2018) Total hydrogenation of furfural over
Pd/Al 2 O 3 and Ru/ZrO 2 mixture under mild conditions: essential role of tetrahydrofurfural as an
intermediate and support effect. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 6:6957–6964
31. Ouyang W, Yepez A, Romero AA, Luque R (2018) Towards industrial furfural conversion:
selectivity and stability of palladium and platinum catalysts under continuous flow regime.
Catal Today 308:32–37
32. Müller H (2011) Tetrahydrofuran. In: Ullmann’s Editorial Advisory Board (eds) Ullmann’s
encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. Wiley‑VCH, Weinheim, pp 47–52
33. Inoue H, Sato S, Takahashi R, Izawa Y, Ohno H, Takahashi K (2009) Dehydration of 1,4‑butan‑
ediol over supported rare earth oxide catalysts. Appl Catal A Gen 352:66–73
34. Sato O, Yamaguchi A, Shirai M (2015) Continuous dehydration of 1,4‑butanediol in flowing
liquid water with carbon dioxide. Catal Commun 68:6–10
35. Clarke CJ, Tu WC, Levers O, Bröhl A, Hallett JP (2018) Green and sustainable solvents in
chemical processes. Chem Rev 118:747–800
36. Stevens JG, Bourne RA, Twigg MV, Poliakoff M (2010) Real‑time product switching using a
twin catalyst system for the hydrogenation of furfural in supercritical CO 2 . Angew Chem Int Ed
49:8856–8859
37. Upare PP, Lee J‑M, Hwang YK, Hwang DW, Lee J‑H, Halligudi SB, Hwang J‑S, Chang J‑S
(2011) Direct hydrocyclization of biomass‑derived levulinic acid to 2‑methyltetrahydrofuran
over nanocomposite copper/silica catalysts. ChemSusChem 4:1749–1752
38. Schwarz W, Schossig J, Rossbacher R, Höke H (2000) Butyrolactone. In: Ullmann’s Editorial
Advisory Board (eds) Ullmann’s encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. Wiley‑VCH, Weinheim,
pp 457–463
39. Hwang DW, Kashinathan P, Lee JM, Lee JH, Lee U, Hwang J‑S, Hwang YK, Chang J‑S (2011)
Production of γ‑butyrolactone from biomass‑derived 1,4‑butanediol over novel copper‑silica
nanocomposite. Green Chem 13:1672–1675
40. Hari Prasad Reddy K, Anand N, Sai Prasad PS, Rama Rao KS, David Raju B (2011) Influ‑
ence of method of preparation of Co‑Cu/MgO catalyst on dehydrogenation/dehydration reaction
pathway of 1,4‑butanediol. Catal Commun 12:866–869
41. Alonso DM, Wettstein SG, Dumesic JA (2013) Gamma‑valerolactone, a sustainable platform
molecule derived from lignocellulosic biomass. Green Chem 15:584–595
42. Moreno‑Marrodan C, Barbaro P (2014) Energy efficient continuous production of
γ‑valerolactone by bifunctional metal/acid catalysis in one pot. Green Chem 16:3434–3438
43. Mai EF, Machado MA, Davies TE, Lopez‑Sanchez JA, Teixeira Da Silva V (2014) Molybde‑
num carbide nanoparticles within carbon nanotubes as superior catalysts for γ‑valerolactone
production via levulinic acid hydrogenation. Green Chem 16:4092–4097
44. Wang J, Jaenicke S, Chuah G‑K (2014) Zirconium‑beta zeolite as a robust catalyst for the trans‑
formation of levulinic acid to γ‑valerolactone via Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction. RSC
Adv 4:13481–13489
45. Tadele K, Verma S, Gonzalez MA, Varma RS (2017) A sustainable approach to empower the
bio‑based future: upgrading of biomass via process intensification. Green Chem 19:1624–1627
46. Schäffner B, Schäffner F, Verevkin SP, Börner A (2010) Organic carbonates as solvents in syn‑
thesis and catalysis. Chem Rev 110:4554–4581
47. Lari GM, Pastore G, Haus M, Ding Y, Papadokonstantakis S, Mondelli C, Pérez‑Ramírez J
(2018) Environmental and economical perspectives of a glycerol biorefinery. Energy Environ
Sci 11:1012–1029
48. Ramesh S, Devred F, van den Biggelaar L, Debecker DP (2017) Hydrotalcites promoted by
NaAlO 2 as strongly basic catalysts with record activity in glycerol carbonate synthesis. Chem‑
CatChem 10:1398–1405
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27. Haider MH, Dummer NF, Knight DW, Jenkins RL, Howard M, Moulijn J, Taylor SH, Hutchings
GJ (2015) Efficient green methanol synthesis from glycerol. Nat Chem 7:1028–1032
28. Bhanuchander P, Priya SS, Kumar VP, Hussain S, Pethan Rajan N, Bhargava SK, Chary KVR
(2017) Direct hydrogenolysis of glycerol to biopropanols over metal phosphate supported plati‑
num catalysts. Catal Letters 147:845–855
29. Zhu S, Gao X, Zhu Y, Li Y (2016) Tailored mesoporous copper/ceria catalysts for the selective
hydrogenolysis of biomass‑derived glycerol and sugar alcohols. Green Chem 18:782–791
30. Huang R, Cui Q, Yuan Q, Wu H, Guan Y, Wu P (2018) Total hydrogenation of furfural over
Pd/Al 2 O 3 and Ru/ZrO 2 mixture under mild conditions: essential role of tetrahydrofurfural as an
intermediate and support effect. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 6:6957–6964
31. Ouyang W, Yepez A, Romero AA, Luque R (2018) Towards industrial furfural conversion:
selectivity and stability of palladium and platinum catalysts under continuous flow regime.
Catal Today 308:32–37
32. Müller H (2011) Tetrahydrofuran. In: Ullmann’s Editorial Advisory Board (eds) Ullmann’s
encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. Wiley‑VCH, Weinheim, pp 47–52
33. Inoue H, Sato S, Takahashi R, Izawa Y, Ohno H, Takahashi K (2009) Dehydration of 1,4‑butan‑
ediol over supported rare earth oxide catalysts. Appl Catal A Gen 352:66–73
34. Sato O, Yamaguchi A, Shirai M (2015) Continuous dehydration of 1,4‑butanediol in flowing
liquid water with carbon dioxide. Catal Commun 68:6–10
35. Clarke CJ, Tu WC, Levers O, Bröhl A, Hallett JP (2018) Green and sustainable solvents in
chemical processes. Chem Rev 118:747–800
36. Stevens JG, Bourne RA, Twigg MV, Poliakoff M (2010) Real‑time product switching using a
twin catalyst system for the hydrogenation of furfural in supercritical CO 2 . Angew Chem Int Ed
49:8856–8859
37. Upare PP, Lee J‑M, Hwang YK, Hwang DW, Lee J‑H, Halligudi SB, Hwang J‑S, Chang J‑S
(2011) Direct hydrocyclization of biomass‑derived levulinic acid to 2‑methyltetrahydrofuran
over nanocomposite copper/silica catalysts. ChemSusChem 4:1749–1752
38. Schwarz W, Schossig J, Rossbacher R, Höke H (2000) Butyrolactone. In: Ullmann’s Editorial
Advisory Board (eds) Ullmann’s encyclopedia of industrial chemistry. Wiley‑VCH, Weinheim,
pp 457–463
39. Hwang DW, Kashinathan P, Lee JM, Lee JH, Lee U, Hwang J‑S, Hwang YK, Chang J‑S (2011)
Production of γ‑butyrolactone from biomass‑derived 1,4‑butanediol over novel copper‑silica
nanocomposite. Green Chem 13:1672–1675
40. Hari Prasad Reddy K, Anand N, Sai Prasad PS, Rama Rao KS, David Raju B (2011) Influ‑
ence of method of preparation of Co‑Cu/MgO catalyst on dehydrogenation/dehydration reaction
pathway of 1,4‑butanediol. Catal Commun 12:866–869
41. Alonso DM, Wettstein SG, Dumesic JA (2013) Gamma‑valerolactone, a sustainable platform
molecule derived from lignocellulosic biomass. Green Chem 15:584–595
42. Moreno‑Marrodan C, Barbaro P (2014) Energy efficient continuous production of
γ‑valerolactone by bifunctional metal/acid catalysis in one pot. Green Chem 16:3434–3438
43. Mai EF, Machado MA, Davies TE, Lopez‑Sanchez JA, Teixeira Da Silva V (2014) Molybde‑
num carbide nanoparticles within carbon nanotubes as superior catalysts for γ‑valerolactone
production via levulinic acid hydrogenation. Green Chem 16:4092–4097
44. Wang J, Jaenicke S, Chuah G‑K (2014) Zirconium‑beta zeolite as a robust catalyst for the trans‑
formation of levulinic acid to γ‑valerolactone via Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reduction. RSC
Adv 4:13481–13489
45. Tadele K, Verma S, Gonzalez MA, Varma RS (2017) A sustainable approach to empower the
bio‑based future: upgrading of biomass via process intensification. Green Chem 19:1624–1627
46. Schäffner B, Schäffner F, Verevkin SP, Börner A (2010) Organic carbonates as solvents in syn‑
thesis and catalysis. Chem Rev 110:4554–4581
47. Lari GM, Pastore G, Haus M, Ding Y, Papadokonstantakis S, Mondelli C, Pérez‑Ramírez J
(2018) Environmental and economical perspectives of a glycerol biorefinery. Energy Environ
Sci 11:1012–1029
48. Ramesh S, Devred F, van den Biggelaar L, Debecker DP (2017) Hydrotalcites promoted by
NaAlO 2 as strongly basic catalysts with record activity in glycerol carbonate synthesis. Chem‑
CatChem 10:1398–1405
142
Reprinted from the journal