Abstract
Biomass, the only renewable resources of fixed carbon, shows great potential to ease the pressure on fossil energy crisis. In recent years, conversion of carbohydrate biomass into value-added products has been vastly reported. Gamma (γ)-valerolactone (GVL), which is one of the platform chemicals, has been extensively used in industrial production. Recent trends proposed an eco-friendly processing using water and biomass-derived materials as hydrogen sources instead of high-pressure and high-purity gaseous hydrogen, avoiding storage, transportation and operation risk in the production. This review summarizes the progress in GVL production from carbohydrate biomass and highlights the novel green approach by using green reductants and non-noble-metal catalysts.
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