10.18453/rosdok_id00003195 Salazar La Rosa, Abel David Abel David Salazar La Rosa http://d-nb.info/gnd/1241948720 Universität Rostock 2020 540 Chemistry & allied sciences 2020 en http://purl.uni-rostock.de/rosdok/id00003195 urn:nbn:de:gbv:28-rosdok_id00003195-5 The two benchmark biobased chemicals, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfuraldehyde were successfully oxidized by newly developed bimetallic catalysts in batch and in flow conditions. The processes were made under the mildest conditions so far, in good to excellent yields. Also, carbene catalyzed valorization of furfurals was explored. All these processes were conceived under the guidelines of sustainability, and the principles of green chemistry and engineering.