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Katalin Barta

Katalin Barta

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
11646
World Ranking
16651
National Ranking
112

Overview

Katalin Barta is affiliated with the University of Graz in Austria. Their research primarily falls within the field of Engineering, with a significant focus on Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Mechanical Engineering as subfields of study.

The individual's research topics address several areas, including:

  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Biochemical and biochemical processes
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis

Among the recent papers associated with their work are:

  • Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Stabilization strategies in biomass depolymerization using chemical functionalization (2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry)
  • Tunable and functional deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulose valorization (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Development of 'Lignin-First' Approaches for the Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass (2020, Molecules)
  • Lignin-First Fractionation of Softwood Lignocellulose Using a Mild Dimethyl Carbonate and Ethylene Glycol Organosolv Process (2020, ChemSusChem)

The venues where this scientist frequently publishes include:

  • ChemSusChem
  • Green Chemistry
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this researcher are:

  • Zhuohua Sun
  • Xianyuan Wu
  • Mario De bruyn
  • Anastasiia M. Afanasenko
  • Antonio A. Castillo-García

Best Publications

  • Bright Side of Lignin Depolymerization: Toward New Platform Chemicals

    Zhuohua Sun;Bálint Fridrich;Alessandra de Santi;Saravanakumar Elangovan

  • Guidelines for performing lignin-first biorefining

    Mahdi M. Abu-Omar;Katalin Barta;Gregg T. Beckham;Gregg T. Beckham;Jeremy S. Luterbacher

  • Aromatic Monomers by in Situ Conversion of Reactive Intermediates in the Acid-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Lignin

    Peter Joseph Deuss;Martin Scott;Fanny Tran;Nicholas James Westwood

  • Complete lignocellulose conversion with integrated catalyst recycling yielding valuable aromatics and fuels

    Zhuohua Sun;Giovanni Bottari;Anastasiia Afanasenko;Marc C. A. Stuart

  • Iron catalysed direct alkylation of amines with alcohols

    Tao Yan;Bernard Feringa;Katalin Barta

  • Catalytic disassembly of an organosolv lignin via hydrogen transfer from supercritical methanol

    Katalin Barta;Theodore D. Matson;Makayla L. Fettig;Makayla L. Fettig;Susannah L. Scott

  • Stabilization strategies in biomass depolymerization using chemical functionalization

    Ydna M. Questell-Santiago;Maxim V. Galkin;Katalin Barta;Jeremy S. Luterbacher

  • One-pot catalytic conversion of cellulose and of woody biomass solids to liquid fuels.

    Theodore D. Matson;Katalin Barta;Katalin Barta;Alexei V. Iretskii;Alexei V. Iretskii;Peter C. Ford

  • Tunable and functional deep eutectic solvents for lignocellulose valorization

    Yongzhuang Liu;Yongzhuang Liu;Noemi Deak;Zhiwen Wang;Haipeng Yu

  • Catalytic Conversion of Nonfood Woody Biomass Solids to Organic Liquids

    Katalin Barta;Peter C Ford

  • Depolymerization of organosolv lignin to aromatic compounds over Cu-doped porous metal oxides

    Katalin Barta;Genoa R. Warner;Evan S. Beach;Paul T. Anastas

  • Homogeneous catalysis for the conversion of biomass and biomass-derived platform chemicals

    Peter J. Deuss;Katalin Barta;Johannes G. de Vries;Johannes G. de Vries

  • Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks using biorenewable alcohols: towards complete biomass valorisation

    Christopher Stuart Lancefield;Isabella Panovic;Peter Joseph Deuss;Katalin Barta

  • From models to lignin: Transition metal catalysis for selective bond cleavage reactions

    Peter J. Deuss;Katalin Barta

  • Advanced model compounds for understanding acid catalyzed lignin depolymerization: identification of renewable aromatics and a lignin-derived solvent

    Ciaran Lahive;Peter J. Deuss;Christopher Stuart Lancefield;Zhuohua Sun

  • Benzylamines via Iron-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Benzyl Alcohols

    Tao Yan;Bernard Feringa;Katalin Barta

  • One-pot reduction of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural via hydrogen transfer from supercritical methanol

    Thomas Søndergaard Hansen;Thomas Søndergaard Hansen;Katalin Barta;Paul T. Anastas;Peter C. Ford

  • Tunable and selective conversion of 5-HMF to 2,5-furandimethanol and 2,5-dimethylfuran over copper-doped porous metal oxides

    Angela Justina Kumalaputri;Angela Justina Kumalaputri;Giovanni Bottari;Petra M. Erne;Hero J. Heeres

  • Phenolic acetals from lignins of varying compositions via iron(III) triflate catalysed depolymerisation

    Peter J. Deuss;Christopher S. Lancefield;Anand Narani;Johannes G. de Vries

  • Solvent free depolymerization of Kraft lignin to alkyl-phenolics using supported NiMo and CoMo catalysts

    Chowdari Ramesh Kumar;Narani Anand;Arjan Kloekhorst;Catia Cannilla

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes G. de Vries
Johannes G. de Vries Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Hero J. Heeres
Hero J. Heeres University of Groningen
Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
Paul T. Anastas
Paul T. Anastas Yale University
Peter C. Ford
Peter C. Ford University of California, Santa Barbara
Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
Francesco Frusteri
Francesco Frusteri University of Messina
Giuseppe Bonura
Giuseppe Bonura National Research Council (CNR)
Marc C. A. Stuart
Marc C. A. Stuart University of Groningen
Dick B. Janssen
Dick B. Janssen University of Groningen

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