AUTHOR=Liu Xiaofang , Yu Dayong , Yang Wenjia , Zhang Qiuyun , Wu Hongguo , Li Can 

TITLE=Development of Sustainable Catalytic Pathways for Furan Derivatives

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Chemistry

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/chemistry/articles/10.3389/fchem.2021.707908

DOI=10.3389/fchem.2021.707908

ISSN=2296-2646

ABSTRACT=<p>Biomass, the only globally available, renewable feedstock of organic carbon, is considered a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It can be efficiently utilized to produce various building blocks in accordance with green and sustainable chemistry principles. In this review, recent progress, such as the transformation of carbohydrates (C5 or C6 sugar, inulin, and cellulose) and their derivatives (furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural) into significant platform chemicals over polyoxometalates, zeolites, non-noble metals, and ionic liquids in single or multiphase, is evaluated.</p>