Oxidation

H. Zhang, T. Su, S. Yu, W. Liao, W. Ren, Z. Zhu, K. Yang, C. Len, G. Dong, D. Zhao, H. Lu. Fabrication of Anderson-Polyoxometalates/TiO2/C3N4 heterojunction composite for efficient visible-light-driven photooxidative desulfurization. Mol. Catal. 2023, 536, 112916.
Q. Liu, T. Su, H. Zhang, W. Liao, W. Ren, Z. Zhu, K. Yang, C. Len, J. Yu, D. Zhao, H. Lu. Development of TiO2 catalyst based on Anderson-polyoxometalates for efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization. Fuel 2023, 333, 126286.
T. Xie, S. Yue, T. Su, S. Mingqi, W. Xu, Y. Xiao, Z. Yang, C. Len, D. Zhao. High selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furan carboxylic acid using Ag-TiO2. Mol. Catal. 2022, 525, 112353.
D. Zhao, T. Su, C. Len, R. Luque, Z. Yang. Recent advances in the oxidative esterification of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to furan-2,5-dimethylcarboxylate. Green Chem. 2022, 24, 6782-6789.
C.A. Celaya, R. Oukhrib, M. Ait El Had, Y. Abdellaoui, H. Abou Oualid, H. Bourzi, R. Chahboun, D. Zhao, S.M. Osman, V.S. Parmar, C. Len. Density functional theory study of the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (HMFCA) on the silver oxide surface. Mol. Catal. 2022, 519, 112117.
P1 T. Su, M. Chi, H. Chang, Y. Jin, W. Liao, W. Ren, D. Zhao, C. Len, H. Lu. Enhanced oxidative desulfurization of fuel in ionic liquid by TiO2 quantum dots catalysts modified with Anderson-type polyoxometalate. Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 2022, 632, 127821.
A. Muralidhara, E. de Jong, H.R.A. Visser, G.J.M. Gruter, C. Len, J.P. Bertrand, G. Marlair. Fire propagation behavior os some biobased furanic compounds with a focus on the polymer PEF. ACS Omega 2022, 7, 9181-9195.
L. He, L. Liu, Y. Huang, X. Miao, C. Len, Y. Wang, W. Yang. One-pot synthesis of dimethyl succinate from D-fructose using Amberlyst-70 catalyst. Mol. Catal. 2021, 508, 111584.
T. Su, Q. Liu, H. Lu, F.A. Alasmary, D. Zhao, C. Len. Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid using silver oxide supported on calcium carbonate. Mol. Catal. 2021, 502, 111374.
T. Su, D. Zhao, Y. Wang, H. Lu, R.S. Varma, C. Len. Innovative protocols in the catalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. ChemSusChem 2021, 14, 266-280.
Y. Wang, Y. Huang, L. Liu, L. He, T. Li, C. Len, W. Yang. Molecular oxygen promoted synthesis of methyl levulinate from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 14576-14583.
P1 D. Zhao, T. Su, Y. Wang, R.S. Varma, C. Len. Recent advances in catalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethykfurfural. Mol. Catal. 2020, 495, 111133.
D. Zhao, D. Rodriguez-Padron, R. Luque, C. Len. Insights into the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid using silver oxide. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 8486-8495.
D. Zhao, D. Rodriguez-Padron, K.S. Trianfyllidis, Y. Wang, R. Luque, C. Len. Microwave-assisted oxidation of hydroxymethyl furfural to added-value compounds over ruthenium based catalysts. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020, 8, 3091-3102.

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May 2020:

Yantao and Daily's paper titled "Insights into the selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furancarboxylic acid using silver oxide" is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. Congratulations!

April 2020:

Our review titled "Lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol: recent advances, technology trends and barriers to industrial development" is published in Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry.

April 2020:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Furfural Analogs as Sustainable Corrosion Inhibitors—Predictive Efficiency Using DFT and Monte Carlo Simulations on the Cu(111), Fe(110), Al(111) and Sn(111) Surfaces in Acid Media" is published in Sustainability.

March 2020:

Welcome: The Len group welcomes its new Master student Quoc-Thai Huynh.

February 2020:

Yantao and Daily's paper titled "Microwave-Assisted Oxidation of Hydroxymethyl Furfural to Added-Value Compounds over a Ruthenium-Based Catalyst" is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. Congratulations!

February 2020:

Our collaborative paper titled "Synthesis of furfuryl alcohol from furfural: A comparison between batch and continuous flow reactors" is published in Energies. Congratulations!

January 2020:

Our collaborative paper titled "Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Microwave-Extracted Phenolic Compounds from Biomass Residues" is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. Congratulations!

January 2020:

Our paper titled "Catalysts for Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Reaction" is published in Catalysts.

January 2020:

Welcome: The Len group welcomes its new visiting Lecturer Ting Su from the Yantai University (China).

December 2019:

Qi's paper titled "The prediction multi-phase, multi reactant equilibria by minimizing the Gibbs energy of the system: Review of available techniques and proposal of a new method based on a Monte Carlo technique" is published in Chemical Engineering Science. Congratulations!

November 2019:

Our collaborative paper titled "A review on high catalytic efficiency of solid acid catalysts for lignin valorization" is published in Bioresource Technology. Congratulations!

November 2019:

Frederic, Mohamad and Daily's paper titled "Isosorbide: Recent advances in catalytic production" is published in Molecular Catalysis. Congratulations!

October 2019:

Congratulation to Ms Anitha Muralidhara for her successful PhD defence.

October 2019:

Qi's paper titled "Theoritical analysis of the green synthesis of aniline by reduction of nitrobenzene" is published in Chemical Engineering Science. Congratulations!

October 2019:

Our collaborative paper titled "Synthetic, Structural, and Anticancer Activity Evaluation Studies on Novel Pyrazolylnucleosides" is published in Molecules. Congratulations!

September 2019:

Congratulation to Prof. Carol Sze Ki Lin from City University of Hong Kong for her seminar "Integrated bio refinery strategies for waste and biomass valorisation".

September 2019:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Design and physicochemical properties of long and stiff fatty low molecular weight oleogelators" is published in Journal of Molecular Liquids.

September 2019:

Yantao's paper titled "Microwave-assisted catalytic upgrading of bio-based furfuryl alcohol to alkyl levulinate over commercial non-metal activated carbon" is published in Molecular Catalysis. Congratulations!

September 2019:

Yantao's paper titled "Recent advances in catalytic hydrogenation of furfural" is published in Catalysts. Congratulations!

August 2019:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Catalytic methods in flow chemistry" is published in Catalysts.

July 2019:

Congratulation to Prof. Virinder S. Parmar from City University of New York for his seminar "Natural-products inspired discovery and development of novel anti-inflammatory, antihypertensive and antimicrobial compounds".

July 2019:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Rh catalyzed hydroformylation of divinylglycol : an effective way to access 2,7-dioxadecalin-3,8-diol" is published in European Journal of Organic Chemistry.

June 2019:

Welcome: The Len group welcomes its new visiting PhD student Daily Rodriguez-Padron from the University of Cordoba (Spain).

June 2019:

Deyang's paper titled "Continuous flow conversion of alkyl levulinates into γ-valerolactone in the presence of Ru/C as catalyst" is published in Molecular Catalysis. Congratulations!

May 2019:

Yantao's paper titled "Mechanistic insights into the microwave-assisted cinnamyl alcohol oxidation using supported iron and palladium catalysts" is published in Molecular Catalysis. Congratulations!

May 2019:

Sophie's paper titled "A novel strategy for selective O-methylation of glycerol in subcritical methanol" is published in Frontiers in Chemistry. Congratulations!

April 2019:

Welcome: The Len group welcomes our new postdoctoral fellow Dr Mohamad Reza Khodadadi.

March 2019:

Laura's paper titled "Microwave-assisted homogeneous acid catalysis and chemoenzymatic synthesis of dialkyl succinate in a flow reactor" is published in Catalysis. Congratulations!

March 2019:

Congratulation to Mr Yantao Wang for his successful PhD defence.

March 2019:

Deyang's paper titled "One-pot FDCA diesters synthesis from mucic acid and thier solvent-free regioselective polytransesterification for production of glycerol-based furanic polyesters" is published in Molecules. Congratulations!

March 2019:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Design of new antifungal dithiocarbamic esters having bio-based acrylate moiety" is published in ACS Omega.

March 2019:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Efficient liquid-assisted grinding selective aqueous oxidation of sulfides using supported heteropolyacid catalysts" is published in ChemCatChem.

January 2019:

Qi's paper titled "Sensitivity of the predictability of chemical equilibrium software to choice of the products" is published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Congratulations!

December 2018:

Anitha's paper titled "Humins in the environment. Early stage insights on ecotoxicological aspects" is published in BioFPR. Congratulations!

December 2018:

Qi's paper titled "Improving the predictability of chemical equilibrium software" is published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Congratulations!

November 2018:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Recent advances in glycerol valorization in continuous flow process" is published in Curr. Opin. Green Sustain. Chem.

November 2018:

Professor Len's collaborative paper titled "Development of sulfonic-acid-functionalized mesoporous materials: synthetic and catalytic applications" is published in Chem. Eur. J.

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