Ananda Amarasekara

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Prairie View A&M University

United States

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Ananda Amarasekara is a Professor at Prairie View A&M University in the United States. His research areas include the interaction of cellulose with various catalysts, biofuel applications, and chemical modifications of biopolymers. Recent publications highlight his work on the reductive deoxygenation of diphenolic acid, as well as the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass using different acids. His contributions significantly advance the understanding of biomass conversion and renewable energy resources.

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Articles (19)

Reductive deoxygenation of diphenolic acid using Ir, Re, Mn and Pd based catalysts for biofuel applications

Comparative performance of Fe‐<scp>MO<sub>x</sub></scp>/<scp>SiO<sub>2</sub></scp> (M = V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo) and <scp>FeO<sub>x</sub></scp>/<scp>SiO<sub>2</sub></scp> catalysts in reductive liquefaction of switchgrass in ethanol

Insight into interactions between cellulose model D-cellobiose and fourteen selected sodium salts using FT-IR, thermogravimetry, and computational analysis tools

Effect of neighboring carboxylic acid groups in sulfocarboxylic acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose and corn stover

Chemical modifications of kombucha SCOBY bacterial cellulose films by citrate and carbamate cross-linking

Oxidation of glycerol to a lactic, glycolic acid mixture using a Li, Ni, Mn, Co oxide catalyst and p-TsOH—SnCl2 catalyzed polymerization to poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

Oxidative coupling of furfural with alcohols to 2-alkyl-3-(2-furyl) acroleins using Li-ion battery waste based LiNiaMnbCocOd/graphite catalyst

Microwave-assisted extraction of lithium from hectorite clay

Synthesis and characterization of a new cellulose ether derivative: sodium levulinate cellulose

Hydroxy sulfonic acid catalyzed hydrolysis of cellulose

Factors affecting renewable energy technology adoption policies of 50 states and district of Columbia in the USA

A Comparison of Dilute Aqueous Isethionic Acid and Sulfuric Acid in Hydrolysis of Three Different Untreated Lignocellulosic Biomass Varieties

Spent Li-Ion Battery Electrode Material with Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide as a Reusable Catalyst for Oxidation of Biofurans

Sulfonic acid group functionalized Brönsted acidic ionic liquid catalyzed depolymerization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) in water

Conversion of levulinic acid and cellulose to γ-valerolactone over Raney-Ni catalyst using formic acid as a hydrogen donor

Vanillin based polymers: V. Poly(hydrovanilloin–urethane)

Pyrolysis Route for the Conversion of Bacterial Cellulose to Graphene Oxide

Catalytic upgrading of biomass derived furans

Iron(0)-Catalyzed Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Switchgrass: the Effects of Co-Catalysts and Reductive Conditions

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