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Understanding Biomass Chemistry Using Multiscale Molecular
Modeling Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Shelaka Gupta
Levulinic Acid- and Furan-Based Multifunctional Materials:
Opportunities and Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sreedhar Gundekari, Rajathsing Kalusulingam, Bhavesh Dakhara,
Mariappan Mani, Joyee Mitra, and Kannan Srinivasan
Solid Acid-Catalyzed Esterification of Levulinic Acid for Production
of Value- Added Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Kalpana C. Maheria, Aayushi Lodhi, Henilkumar Lankapati,
and Rishav Krishna
C(sp
3
)–H Bond Hetero-functionalization of Aliphatic Carboxylic
Acid Equivalents Enabled by Transition Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Aniket Gupta, Sreedhar Gundekari, and Sukalyan Bhadra
Carbohydrates to Chemicals and Fuel Additives over
ModifiedPolyoxometalate Catalysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
B. Srinivasa Rao, P. Krishna Kumari, and N. Lingaiah
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Glycerol
to Value-Added Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Kushanava Bhaduri, Anindya Ghosh, and Biswajit Chowdhury
Catalytic Conversion of Alcohols into Value-Added Products . . . . . . . . . . 505
R. Vinayagamoorthi, B. Viswanathan, and K. R. Krishnamurthy
Steam Reforming of Methanol, Ethanol and Glycerol over Catalysts
with Mesoporous Supports: A Comparative Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
S. Bepari, R. Abrokwah, V. Deshmane, and D. Kuila
Catalytic Production of High-Value Chemicals from High Volume
Non-food Biomass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613
Md. Imteyaz Alam
Efficient Nanocomposite Catalysts for Sustainable Production
of Biofuels and Chemicals from Furanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
Mallesham Baithy, Deepak Raikwar, and Debaprasad Shee
Waste Valorization of Water Hyacinth Using Biorefinery Approach:
A Sustainable Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Priti V. Ganorkar, G. C. Jadeja, Jigisha K. Parikh, and Meghal A. Desai
Furfural and Chemical Routes for Its Transformation
into Various Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Nayan J. Mazumdar, Rupam Kataki, and K. K. Pant
Contents
Understanding Biomass Chemistry Using Multiscale Molecular
Modeling Approach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Shelaka Gupta
Levulinic Acid- and Furan-Based Multifunctional Materials:
Opportunities and Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Sreedhar Gundekari, Rajathsing Kalusulingam, Bhavesh Dakhara,
Mariappan Mani, Joyee Mitra, and Kannan Srinivasan
Solid Acid-Catalyzed Esterification of Levulinic Acid for Production
of Value- Added Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Kalpana C. Maheria, Aayushi Lodhi, Henilkumar Lankapati,
and Rishav Krishna
C(sp
3
)–H Bond Hetero-functionalization of Aliphatic Carboxylic
Acid Equivalents Enabled by Transition Metals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Aniket Gupta, Sreedhar Gundekari, and Sukalyan Bhadra
Carbohydrates to Chemicals and Fuel Additives over
ModifiedPolyoxometalate Catalysts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429
B. Srinivasa Rao, P. Krishna Kumari, and N. Lingaiah
Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-Derived Glycerol
to Value-Added Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
Kushanava Bhaduri, Anindya Ghosh, and Biswajit Chowdhury
Catalytic Conversion of Alcohols into Value-Added Products . . . . . . . . . . 505
R. Vinayagamoorthi, B. Viswanathan, and K. R. Krishnamurthy
Steam Reforming of Methanol, Ethanol and Glycerol over Catalysts
with Mesoporous Supports: A Comparative Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 591
S. Bepari, R. Abrokwah, V. Deshmane, and D. Kuila
Catalytic Production of High-Value Chemicals from High Volume
Non-food Biomass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613
Md. Imteyaz Alam
Efficient Nanocomposite Catalysts for Sustainable Production
of Biofuels and Chemicals from Furanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
Mallesham Baithy, Deepak Raikwar, and Debaprasad Shee
Waste Valorization of Water Hyacinth Using Biorefinery Approach:
A Sustainable Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669
Priti V. Ganorkar, G. C. Jadeja, Jigisha K. Parikh, and Meghal A. Desai
Furfural and Chemical Routes for Its Transformation
into Various Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Nayan J. Mazumdar, Rupam Kataki, and K. K. Pant
Contents