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97. Wang C, Liu Z, Wang L, Dong X, Zhang J, Wang G, Han S, Meng X, Zheng A, Xiao F‑S (2018)
Importance of zeolite wettability for selective hydrogenation of furfural over Pd@zeolite catalysts.
ACS Catal 8:474–481
98. Tšupova S, Rominger F, Rudolph M, Hashmi ASK (2016) Synthesis of phenols from hydroxym‑
ethylfurfural (HMF). Green Chem 18:5800–5805
99. Gérardy R, Winter M, Horn CR, Vizza A, Van Hecke K, Monbaliu J‑CM (2017) Continuous‑flow
preparation of γ‑butyrolactone scaffolds from renewable fumaric and itaconic acids under photo‑
sensitized conditions. Org Process Res Dev 21:2012–2017
100. Cantillo D, Kappe CO (2013) Direct preparation of nitriles from carboxylic acids in continuous
flow. J Org Chem 78:10567–10571
101. Rahmat N, Abdullah AZ, Mohamed AR (2010) Recent progress on innovative and potential tech‑
nologies for glycerol transformation into fuel additives: a critical review. Renew Sustain Energy
Rev 14:987–1000
102. Rezayat M, Ghaziaskar HS (2009) Continuous synthesis of glycerol acetates in supercritical carbon
dioxide using Amberlyst 15
®
. Green Chem 11:710–715
103. Viswanadham N, Saxena SK (2013) Etherification of glycerol for improved production of oxygen‑
ates. Fuel 103:980–986
104. Guidi S, Noè M, Riello P, Perosa A, Selva M (2016) Towards a rational design of a continuous‑
flow method for the acetalization of crude glycerol: scope and limitations of commercial Amberlyst
36 and AlF3·3H 2 O as model catalysts. Molecules 21:657
105. Monbaliu JCM, Winter M, Chevalier B, Schmidt F, Jiang Y, Hoogendoorn R, Kousemaker MA,
Stevens CV (2011) Effective production of the biodiesel additive STBE by a continuous flow pro‑
cess. Bioresour Technol 102:9304–9307
106. Pileidis FD, Titirici M‑M (2016) Levulinic acid biorefineries: new challenges for efficient utiliza‑
tion of biomass. ChemSusChem 9:562–582
107. Kong X, Wu S, Liu L, Li S, Liu J (2017) Continuous synthesis of ethyl levulinate over cerium
exchanged phosphotungstic acid anchored on commercially silica gel pellets catalyst. Mol Catal
439:180–185
108. Trombettoni V, Bianchi L, Zupanic A, Porciello A, Cuomo M, Piermatti O, Vaccaro L (2017) Effi‑
cient catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid into alkyl levulinates by resin‑supported acids and flow
reactors. Catalysts 7:235
109. Lange J‑P, Price R, Ayoub PM, Louis J, Petrus L, Clarke L, Gosselink H (2010) Valeric biofuels: a
platform of cellulosic transportation fuels. Angew Chem Int Ed 49:4479–4483
110. Sun P, Gao G, Zhao Z, Xia C, Li F (2016) Acidity‑regulation for enhancing the stability of Ni/
HZSM‑5 catalyst for valeric biofuel production. Appl Catal B Environ 189:19–25
111. Lange J‑P, Van Der Heide E, Van Buijtenen J, Price R (2012) Furfural—a promising platform for
lignocellulosic biofuels. ChemSusChem 5:150–166
112. Bohre A, Dutta S, Saha B, Abu‑Omar MM (2015) Upgrading furfurals to drop‑in biofuels: an
overview. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 3:1263–1277
113. Dong F, Zhu Y, Zheng H, Zhu Y, Li X, Li Y (2015) Cr‑free Cu‑catalysts for the selective hydro‑
genation of biomass‑derived furfural to 2‑methylfuran: the synergistic effect of metal and acid
sites. J Mol Catal A Chem 398:140–148
114. Román‑Leshkov Y, Barrett CJ, Liu ZY, Dumesic JA (2007) Production of dimethylfuran for liquid
fuels from biomass‑derived carbohydrates. Nature 447:982–985
115. Li W, Fan G, Yang L, Li F (2017) Highly efficient synchronized production of phenol and
2,5‑dimethylfuran through a bimetallic Ni–Cu catalyzed dehydrogenation–hydrogenation coupling
process without any external hydrogen and oxygen supply. Green Chem 19:4353–4363
116. Scholz D, Aellig C, Hermans I (2014) Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis for reduc‑
tive upgrading of furfural and 5‑(hydroxymethyl)furfural. ChemSusChem 7:268–275
117. Aellig C, Jenny F, Scholz D, Wolf P, Giovinazzo I, Kollhoff F, Hermans I (2014) Combined
1,4‑butanediol lactonization and transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of furfural‑derivatives
under continuous flow conditions. Catal Sci Technol 4:2326–2331
118. Shen T, Tang J, Tang C, Wu J, Wang L, Zhu C, Ying H (2017) Continuous microflow synthesis
of fuel precursors from platform molecules catalyzed by 1,5,7‑triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec‑5‑ene. Org
Process Res Dev 21:890–896
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97. Wang C, Liu Z, Wang L, Dong X, Zhang J, Wang G, Han S, Meng X, Zheng A, Xiao F‑S (2018)
Importance of zeolite wettability for selective hydrogenation of furfural over Pd@zeolite catalysts.
ACS Catal 8:474–481
98. Tšupova S, Rominger F, Rudolph M, Hashmi ASK (2016) Synthesis of phenols from hydroxym‑
ethylfurfural (HMF). Green Chem 18:5800–5805
99. Gérardy R, Winter M, Horn CR, Vizza A, Van Hecke K, Monbaliu J‑CM (2017) Continuous‑flow
preparation of γ‑butyrolactone scaffolds from renewable fumaric and itaconic acids under photo‑
sensitized conditions. Org Process Res Dev 21:2012–2017
100. Cantillo D, Kappe CO (2013) Direct preparation of nitriles from carboxylic acids in continuous
flow. J Org Chem 78:10567–10571
101. Rahmat N, Abdullah AZ, Mohamed AR (2010) Recent progress on innovative and potential tech‑
nologies for glycerol transformation into fuel additives: a critical review. Renew Sustain Energy
Rev 14:987–1000
102. Rezayat M, Ghaziaskar HS (2009) Continuous synthesis of glycerol acetates in supercritical carbon
dioxide using Amberlyst 15
®
. Green Chem 11:710–715
103. Viswanadham N, Saxena SK (2013) Etherification of glycerol for improved production of oxygen‑
ates. Fuel 103:980–986
104. Guidi S, Noè M, Riello P, Perosa A, Selva M (2016) Towards a rational design of a continuous‑
flow method for the acetalization of crude glycerol: scope and limitations of commercial Amberlyst
36 and AlF3·3H 2 O as model catalysts. Molecules 21:657
105. Monbaliu JCM, Winter M, Chevalier B, Schmidt F, Jiang Y, Hoogendoorn R, Kousemaker MA,
Stevens CV (2011) Effective production of the biodiesel additive STBE by a continuous flow pro‑
cess. Bioresour Technol 102:9304–9307
106. Pileidis FD, Titirici M‑M (2016) Levulinic acid biorefineries: new challenges for efficient utiliza‑
tion of biomass. ChemSusChem 9:562–582
107. Kong X, Wu S, Liu L, Li S, Liu J (2017) Continuous synthesis of ethyl levulinate over cerium
exchanged phosphotungstic acid anchored on commercially silica gel pellets catalyst. Mol Catal
439:180–185
108. Trombettoni V, Bianchi L, Zupanic A, Porciello A, Cuomo M, Piermatti O, Vaccaro L (2017) Effi‑
cient catalytic upgrading of levulinic acid into alkyl levulinates by resin‑supported acids and flow
reactors. Catalysts 7:235
109. Lange J‑P, Price R, Ayoub PM, Louis J, Petrus L, Clarke L, Gosselink H (2010) Valeric biofuels: a
platform of cellulosic transportation fuels. Angew Chem Int Ed 49:4479–4483
110. Sun P, Gao G, Zhao Z, Xia C, Li F (2016) Acidity‑regulation for enhancing the stability of Ni/
HZSM‑5 catalyst for valeric biofuel production. Appl Catal B Environ 189:19–25
111. Lange J‑P, Van Der Heide E, Van Buijtenen J, Price R (2012) Furfural—a promising platform for
lignocellulosic biofuels. ChemSusChem 5:150–166
112. Bohre A, Dutta S, Saha B, Abu‑Omar MM (2015) Upgrading furfurals to drop‑in biofuels: an
overview. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 3:1263–1277
113. Dong F, Zhu Y, Zheng H, Zhu Y, Li X, Li Y (2015) Cr‑free Cu‑catalysts for the selective hydro‑
genation of biomass‑derived furfural to 2‑methylfuran: the synergistic effect of metal and acid
sites. J Mol Catal A Chem 398:140–148
114. Román‑Leshkov Y, Barrett CJ, Liu ZY, Dumesic JA (2007) Production of dimethylfuran for liquid
fuels from biomass‑derived carbohydrates. Nature 447:982–985
115. Li W, Fan G, Yang L, Li F (2017) Highly efficient synchronized production of phenol and
2,5‑dimethylfuran through a bimetallic Ni–Cu catalyzed dehydrogenation–hydrogenation coupling
process without any external hydrogen and oxygen supply. Green Chem 19:4353–4363
116. Scholz D, Aellig C, Hermans I (2014) Catalytic transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis for reduc‑
tive upgrading of furfural and 5‑(hydroxymethyl)furfural. ChemSusChem 7:268–275
117. Aellig C, Jenny F, Scholz D, Wolf P, Giovinazzo I, Kollhoff F, Hermans I (2014) Combined
1,4‑butanediol lactonization and transfer hydrogenation/hydrogenolysis of furfural‑derivatives
under continuous flow conditions. Catal Sci Technol 4:2326–2331
118. Shen T, Tang J, Tang C, Wu J, Wang L, Zhu C, Ying H (2017) Continuous microflow synthesis
of fuel precursors from platform molecules catalyzed by 1,5,7‑triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec‑5‑ene. Org
Process Res Dev 21:890–896
145
Reprinted from the journal