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Jet fuel and hydrogen produced from waste plastics catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbon and MgO by Huo, Erguang, Lei, Hanwu, Liu, Chao, Zhang, Yayun, Xin, Liyong, Zhao, Yunfeng, Qian, Moriko, Zhang, Qingfa, Lin, Xiaona, Wang, Chenxi, Mateo, Wendy, Villota, Elmar M., Ruan, Roger

“…Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics to produce jet fuel and hydrogen using activated carbon and MgO as catalysts was studied. The effects of catalyst to…”
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Renewable High-Purity Mono-Phenol Production from Catalytic Microwave-Induced Pyrolysis of Cellulose over Biomass-Derived Activated Carbon Catalyst by Zhang, Yayun, Lei, Hanwu, Yang, Zixu, Qian, Kezhen, Villota, Elmar

“…The activated carbons (ACs) enriched in P-containing functional groups were obtained through one-pot microwave-induced pyrolysis from corn stover activated…”
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Phenols production form Douglas fir catalytic pyrolysis with MgO and biomass-derived activated carbon catalysts by Huo, Erguang, Duan, Dengle, Lei, Hanwu, Liu, Chao, Zhang, Yayun, Wu, Jie, Zhao, Yunfeng, Huang, Zhiyang, Qian, Moriko, Zhang, Qingfa, Lin, Xiaona, Wang, Chenxi, Mateo, Wendy, Villota, Elmar M., Ruan, Roger

“…Catalytic pyrolysis of Douglas fir with MgO and biomass-derived activated carbon catalysts (MAC) was investigated for the first time. The effects of MAC to…”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of bifunctional magnetic solid acid for hydrolyzing cellulose to prepare nanocellulose by Zhao, Yunfeng, Lei, Hanwu, Liu, Yuhuan, Ruan, Roger, Qian, Moriko, Huo, Erguang, Zhang, Qingfa, Huang, Zhiyang, Lin, Xiaona, Wang, Chenxi, Mateo, Wendy, Villota, Elmar M.

“…The conventional studies on the preparation of nanocellulose used a high concentration of sulfuric acid that is difficult to remove and recover. A…”
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Optimizing Microwave-Assisted Pyrolysis of Phosphoric Acid-Activated Biomass: Impact of Concentration on Heating Rate and Carbonization Time by Villota, Elmar M, Lei, Hanwu, Qian, Moriko, Yang, Zixu, Villota, Shiela Marie A, Zhang, Yayun, Yadavalli, Gayatri

“…Recent studies suggest the use of microwave energy in activated carbon (AC) production emphasizing efficiency specifically in the pyrolysis step as it can…”
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Microwave-Assisted Activation of Waste Cocoa Pod Husk by H3PO4 and KOHComparative Insight into Textural Properties and Pore Development by Villota, Shiela Marie, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Qian, Moriko, Lavarias, Jeffrey, Taylan, Victorino, Agulto, Ireneo, Mateo, Wendy, Valentin, Marvin, Denson, Melba

“…This study is motivated to increase the value of cocoa pod husk (CPH), which is currently considered as waste in the cocoa farming, by converting it to…”
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Jet fuel production from waste plastics via catalytic pyrolysis with activated carbons by Zhang, Yayun, Duan, Dengle, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Ruan, Roger

“…[Display omitted] •Catalytic pyrolysis of waste plastics over activated carbon catalyst was studied.•Up to 100% of obtained liquid compounds belonged to jet…”
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Renewable jet-fuel range hydrocarbons production from co-pyrolysis of lignin and soapstock with the activated carbon catalyst by Duan, Dengle, Zhang, Yayun, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Ruan, Roger

“…•Aromatics formation was enhanced by co-pyrolysis of lignin and soapstock over ACC.•Lignin-derived oxygenates were converted to aromatics with…”
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Production of renewable alkyl-phenols from catalytic pyrolysis of Douglas fir sawdust over biomass-derived activated carbons by Yang, Zixu, Lei, Hanwu, Zhang, Yayun, Qian, Kezhen, Villota, Elmar, Qian, Moriko, Yadavalli, Gayatri, Sun, Hua

“…•Highly porous ACs were produced from low-cost corn stover via chemical activation.•Operation conditions during AC preparation were optimized.•High selectivity…”
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Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated activated carbon as a catalyst for bio-jet fuel production from biomass and waste plastics by Mateo, Wendy, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Qian, Moriko, Zhao, Yunfeng, Huo, Erguang, Zhang, Qingfa, Lin, Xiaona, Wang, Chenxi, Huang, Zhiyang

“…•SAC catalysts were prepared using corncob which is an agricultural waste.•It is the first time that SAC catalysts were used for bio-jet fuel production.•Lower…”
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Enhanced production of renewable aromatic hydrocarbons for jet-fuel from softwood biomass and plastic waste using hierarchical ZSM-5 modified with lignin-assisted re-assembly by Qian, Moriko, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Zhao, Yunfeng, Huo, Erguang, Wang, Chenxi, Mateo, Wendy, Zou, Rongge

“…[Display omitted] •Hierarchical ZSM-5 was newly prepared by re-assembly assisted with alkaline lignin.•Formation of meso-micro structure in zeolite modified…”
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Enhancing jet fuel range hydrocarbons production from catalytic co-pyrolysis of Douglas fir and low-density polyethylene over bifunctional activated carbon catalysts by Lin, Xiaona, Lei, Hanwu, Huo, Erguang, Qian, Moriko, Mateo, Wendy, Zhang, Qingfa, Zhao, Yunfeng, Wang, Chenxi, Villota, Elmar

“…[Display omitted] •A new catalyst of bifunctional activated carbon with iron (AC/Fe) was developed.•Fe/AC exhibited excellent catalytic performance with newly…”
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New Insight into the Mechanism of the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction on MoP(001) from First Principles by Zhang, Yayun, Lei, Hanwu, Duan, Dengle, Villota, Elmar, Liu, Chao, Ruan, Roger

“…Molybdenum phosphide-based catalysts have recently exhibited excellent catalytic activities for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in wide pH range…”
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Biochar filled high-density polyethylene composites with excellent properties: Towards maximizing the utilization of agricultural wastes by Zhang, Qingfa, Zhang, Donghong, Xu, Hang, Lu, Wenyu, Ren, Xiajin, Cai, Hongzhen, Lei, Hanwu, Huo, Erguang, Zhao, Yunfeng, Qian, Moriko, Lin, Xiaona, Villota, Elmar M., Mateo, Wendy

“…•Biochar was used to prepare composites as a highly loaded filler.•Highly filled biochar composites showed excellent mechanical properties.•Highly filled…”
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One-step synthesis of biomass-based sulfonated carbon catalyst by direct carbonization-sulfonation for organosolv delignification by Mateo, Wendy, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Qian, Moriko, Zhao, Yunfeng, Huo, Erguang, Zhang, Qingfa, Lin, Xiaona, Wang, Chenxi

“…•A one-step facile method was developed for sulfonated carbon catalyst preparation.•The first time that SCC was used in an ethanol organosolv fractionation of…”
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Process design and economics for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into jet fuel range cycloalkanes by Yang, Zixu, Qian, Kezhen, Zhang, Xuesong, Lei, Hanwu, Xin, Chunhua, Zhang, Yayun, Qian, Moriko, Villota, Elmar

“…The economic feasibility of a facility producing jet fuel range cycloalkanes, hydrogen and biochar via microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis integrated with…”
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Improvement on the properties of microcrystalline cellulose/polylactic acid composites by using activated biochar by Zhang, Qingfa, Lei, Hanwu, Cai, Hongzhen, Han, Xiangsheng, Lin, Xiaona, Qian, Moriko, Zhao, Yunfeng, Huo, Erguang, Villota, Elmar M., Mateo, Wendy

“…Elucidating the effect of activated biochar (AB) on the thermal and mechanical properties of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC)/polylactic acid (PLA) composites…”
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Lignin-Mediated Preparation of Hierarchical ZSM‑5 Catalysts and Their Effects in the Catalytic Co-pyrolysis of Softwood Biomass and Low-Density Polyethylene Mixtures by Qian, Moriko, Lei, Hanwu, Zhao, Yunfeng, Villota, Elmar, Huo, Erguang, Wang, Chenxi, Zhang, Xuesong

“…Biomass-mediated modification in zeolite synthesis has outstanding potential in directing new porous structures and improved catalyst properties. This study…”
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High yield production of nanocrystalline cellulose by microwave-assisted dilute-acid pretreatment combined with enzymatic hydrolysis by Qian, Moriko, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Zhao, Yunfeng, Wang, Chenxi, Huo, Erguang, Zhang, Qingfa, Mateo, Wendy, Lin, Xiaona

“…[Display omitted] •Microwave irradiation induced 84.4 wt.% yield from pure cellulose.•Higher crystallinity and thermal stability than commercial…”
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Microwave-Assisted Activation of Waste Cocoa Pod Husk by H 3 PO 4 and KOH—Comparative Insight into Textural Properties and Pore Development by Villota, Shiela Marie, Lei, Hanwu, Villota, Elmar, Qian, Moriko, Lavarias, Jeffrey, Taylan, Victorino, Agulto, Ireneo, Mateo, Wendy, Valentin, Marvin, Denson, Melba

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