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Boosting 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid production from crude 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over MgMn-mixed spinel supported Ru catalysts

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Sodium Chloride-Assisted Polymerization of Carbon Nitride for Efficient Photocatalytic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid

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Hydrogen‐Bond‐Enhanced Photoreforming of Biomass Furans over a Urea‐Incorporated Cu(II) Porphyrin Framework

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Localized surface plasmon resonance-enhanced photocatalytic valorization of biomass to biodegradable plastic precursors

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Dual lewis acid sites generated by co single atoms and sulfur vacancy on defective ZnCdS: Enhanced photocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-diformylfuran

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Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Driven by Advanced Metal Sulfides from Sustainable Multilevel Biomass and Waste Plastics

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Cooperative α-C–H activation enabled quantitative and partial photooxidation of biomass-derived 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

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Selective Biomass Valorization via Cascade Photooxidation and Photothermal Hydride Shift

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Wavelength-dependent visible light photocatalytic conversion of HMF over NaBH4-treated Ir-doped CeO2 nanoparticles

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Highly Selective Photocatalytic Conversion of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5‐Diformylfuran by ZnS Nanocrystals

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