Safer bio-based solvents to replace toluene and tetrahydrofuran for the biocatalyzed synthesis of polyesters. [PDF]
Green Chem, 2019 Biocatalyzed synthesis of aliphatic and furan-based polyesters in safer, bio-derived solvents for the substitution of toluene and tetrahydrofuran.
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Structure Control Using Bioderived Solvents in Electrochemical Metal-Organic Framework Synthesis
Applied Sciences, 2023 Electrochemical synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has proven to possess many environmental advantages over traditional synthesis methods such as reduced energy use and shorter reaction times.
Meha Bhindi +4 more
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Biomass and Cellulose Dissolution—The Important Issue in Renewable Materials Treatment
Applied Sciences, 2023 Sustainable development strategies, as well as the shift toward a circular bioeconomy, has led to high interest in the development and implementation of technologies that efficiently utilize biomass as a raw material.
Marta Przypis +2 more
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Cyrene: a bio-based solvent for the Mizoroki–Heck reaction of aryl iodides
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2023 Cyrene is employed as the reaction medium in the Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling between aryl iodides with acrylates, acrylamides or styrene. Its application in the synthesis of piperlotine A is demonstrated.
Naya A. Stini +2 more
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Green Solvents for Liquid–Liquid Extraction: Recent Advances and Future Trends
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 Using environmentally friendly solvents for liquid–liquid extraction offers a promising avenue for promoting sustainability in various industries. Green solvents, including ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents, supercritical fluids, and bio-based ...
Jimmaira Angel Almohasin +5 more
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Bio-Based Polymeric Membranes: Development and Environmental Applications
Membranes, 2023 Nowadays, membrane technology is an efficient process for separating compounds with minimal structural abrasion; however, the manufacture of membranes still has several drawbacks to being profitable and competitive commercially under an environmentally ...
Mónica Morales-Jiménez +4 more
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, 2023 The ability to recover acetic acid and related byproducts from wastewater treatment plants would unlock a sustainable source of important building block-chemicals that are currently derived from fossil fuels.
Juan García +9 more
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Cyrene as a bio-based solvent for HATU mediated amide coupling [PDF]
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2018 Cyrene was found to be an effective bio-based solvent for HATU mediated amide bond formation.
Wilson, Kirsty L. +3 more
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2-Methyloxolane as a Bio-Based Solvent for Green Extraction of Aromas from Hops (Humulus lupulus L.)
Molecules, 2020 The potential of using the bio-based solvent 2-methyloxolane, also known as 2-methyltetrahydrofuran or 2-MeTHF, as an alternative to petroleum solvents such as hexane, was investigated for the extraction of volatile compounds from hop cones (Humulus ...
Vincent Rapinel +7 more
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Insights on the use of alternative solvents and technologies to recover bio‐based food pigments [PDF]
Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 2020 Abstract This review will discuss, under the Circular Economy and Biorefinery concepts, the performance of the alternative solvents in the downstream process to recover natural pigments in a more sustainable way. Conventionally, pigments marketed on an industrial scale are produced through chemical synthesis by using petroleum ...
Leonardo M. de Souza Mesquita +4 more
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