By the combination of solvent-free aldol condensation and one-step hydrodeoxygenation under mild reaction conditions, a high-density (0.866 g mL⁻¹) bicyclic C₁₀ hydrocarbon was synthesized in high overall yield (up to 80%) using cyclopentanone derived from lignocellulose.

For the first time, Mo modified Rh/SiO₂ was found to be an effective catalyst for the aqueous phase selective hydrogenation of levulinic acid to 1,4-pentanediol. Over such a catalyst, high levulinic acid conversion (100%) and 1,4-pentanediol yield (70%) can be achieved at low temperature (353 K).

Gasoline and jet fuel range C₇–C₈ cycloalkanes and aromatics were synthesized for the first time in high overall yield (∼95%) from poly(ethylene terephthalate) waste.