Tom Renders

8.6k citations

31 papers · 7.1k · 5 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Biomedical Engineering top 0.1%
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Biofuel production and bioconversion
Biotechnology top 0.2%
- Biochemical and biochemical processes

Papers in

Biomedical Engineering 29
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry 26
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion 24
- Biofuel production and bioconversion 16
Plant Science 5
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradation 5

Co-authors: Bert F. Sels (24 shared papers)Sander Van den Bosch (19 shared papers)S.-F. Koelewijn (17 shared papers)Wouter Schutyser (14 shared papers)Gregg T. Beckham (4 shared papers)Christophe M. Courtin (8 shared papers)Gil Van den Bossche (9 shared papers)Thijs Vangeel (10 shared papers)
Journals: Green Chemistry (10 papers)ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (3 papers)Chemical Communications (2 papers)Energy & Environmental Science (2 papers)Molecules (1 paper)
Partner nations: Belgium Russia United States

In The Last Decade

Tom Renders

31 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Tom Renders's Hit Papers

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A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production 2020 · 853 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2020 Science
2019 Current Opinion in Biotechnology
2018 Chemical Society Reviews
2017 Energy & Environmental Science
2015 Energy & Environmental Science

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1	Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading Chemical Society Reviews ·Wouter Schutyser, Tom Renders, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gregg T. Beckham, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2018	1984
2	A sustainable wood biorefinery for low–carbon footprint chemicals production Science ·Yuhe Liao, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, Joost Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, Kranti Navaré, Thomas Nicolaï, Korneel Van Aelst, Maarten Maesen, Hironori Matsushima, Johan M. Thevelein, Karel Van Acker, Bert Lagrain, Danny Verboekend, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2020	853
3	Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps Energy & Environmental Science ·Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser, Ruben Vanholme, T. Driessen, S.-F. Koelewijn, Tom Renders, Barbara De Meester, W.J.J. Huijgen, Wim Dehaen, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert Lagrain, Wout Boerjan, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2015	735
4	Lignin-first biomass fractionation: the advent of active stabilisation strategies Energy & Environmental Science ·Tom Renders, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Wouter Schutyser, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2017	569
5	Reductive catalytic fractionation: state of the art of the lignin-first biorefinery Current Opinion in Biotechnology ·Tom Renders, Gil Van den Bossche, Thijs Vangeel, Korneel Van Aelst, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2019	329
6	Tuning the lignin oil OH-content with Ru and Pd catalysts during lignin hydrogenolysis on birch wood Chemical Communications ·Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser, S.-F. Koelewijn, Tom Renders, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2015	325
7	Integrating lignin valorization and bio-ethanol production: on the role of Ni-Al₂O₃catalyst pellets during lignin-first fractionation Green Chemistry ·Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, S. Kennis, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, Thijs Vangeel, Aron Deneyer, Dieter Depuydt, Christophe M. Courtin, Johan M. Thevelein, Wouter Schutyser, Bert F. Sels	2017	281
8	Bio-based amines through sustainable heterogeneous catalysis Green Chemistry ·Michiel Pelckmans, Tom Renders, Simon Van de Vyver, Bert F. Sels	2017	242
9	Influence of bio-based solvents on the catalytic reductive fractionation of birch wood Green Chemistry ·Wouter Schutyser, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, T. De Boe, S.-F. Koelewijn, Annelies Dewaele, Thijs Ennaert, Olivier Verkinderen, Bart Goderis, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2015	222
10	Influence of Acidic (H₃PO₄) and Alkaline (NaOH) Additives on the Catalytic Reductive Fractionation of Lignocellulose ACS Catalysis ·Tom Renders, Wouter Schutyser, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Thijs Vangeel, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2016	189
11	Catalytic lignocellulose biorefining in n-butanol/water: a one-pot approach toward phenolics, polyols, and cellulose Green Chemistry ·Tom Renders, E. Cooreman, Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser, S.-F. Koelewijn, Thijs Vangeel, Aron Deneyer, Gil Van den Bossche, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2018	140
12	Synergetic Effects of Alcohol/Water Mixing on the Catalytic Reductive Fractionation of Poplar Wood ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Tom Renders, Sander Van den Bosch, Thijs Vangeel, Thijs Ennaert, S.-F. Koelewijn, Gil Van den Bossche, Christophe M. Courtin, Wouter Schutyser, Bert F. Sels	2016	132
13	Reductive catalytic fractionation of pine wood: elucidating and quantifying the molecular structures in the lignin oil Chemical Science ·Korneel Van Aelst, Elien Van Sinay, Thijs Vangeel, E. Cooreman, Gil Van den Bossche, Tom Renders, Joost Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, Bert F. Sels	2020	116
14	Sustainable bisphenols from renewable softwood lignin feedstock for polycarbonates and cyanate ester resins Green Chemistry ·S.-F. Koelewijn, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, Wouter Schutyser, Bert Lagrain, Mario Smet, Joice Thomas, Wim Dehaen, Peter Van Puyvelde, Hilda Witters, Bert F. Sels	2017	107
15	Catalytic Strategies Towards Lignin-Derived Chemicals Topics in Current Chemistry ·Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Tom Renders, Gil Van den Bossche, Thijs Vangeel, Wouter Schutyser, Bert F. Sels	2018	103
16	Biobased Resins Using Lignin and Glyoxal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Ine Van Nieuwenhove, Tom Renders, Jeroen Lauwaert, Tony De Roo, Jeriffa De Clercq, An Verberckmoes	2020	91
17	Perspective on Lignin Oxidation: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions Topics in Current Chemistry ·Thijs Vangeel, Wouter Schutyser, Tom Renders, Bert F. Sels	2018	84
18	Selective Conversion of Lignin-Derivable 4-Alkylguaiacols to 4-Alkylcyclohexanols over Noble and Non-Noble-Metal Catalysts ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ·Wouter Schutyser, Gil Van den Bossche, Anton Raaffels, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Tom Renders, Bert F. Sels	2016	73
19	Promising bulk production of a potentially benign bisphenol A replacement from a hardwood lignin platform Green Chemistry ·S.-F. Koelewijn, C. Cooreman, Tom Renders, Carlos Andecochea Saiz, Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser, Wout De Leger, Mario Smet, Peter Van Puyvelde, Hilda Witters, Bart Van der Bruggen, Bert F. Sels	2018	70
20	Alkane production from biomass: chemo-, bio- and integrated catalytic approaches Current Opinion in Chemical Biology ·Aron Deneyer, Tom Renders, Joost Van Aelst, Sander Van den Bosch, Dries Gabriëls, Bert F. Sels	2015	70

About Tom Renders

Tom Renders is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry, having authored 31 papers that have together received 7.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (26 papers), Catalysis for Biomass Conversion (24 papers), Biofuel production and bioconversion (16 papers), Enzyme-mediated dye degradation (5 papers), Biochemical and biochemical processes (3 papers), Polymer composites and self-healing (2 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (2 papers) and Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biomedical Engineering (6.4k citations), Biotechnology (1.1k citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (148 citations), Mechanical Engineering (1.7k citations) and Biomaterials (575 citations). Tom Renders has collaborated with scholars based in Belgium, Russia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Bert F. Sels, Sander Van den Bosch, S.-F. Koelewijn, Wouter Schutyser, Gregg T. Beckham, Christophe M. Courtin, Gil Van den Bossche, Thijs Vangeel, Korneel Van Aelst and Bert Lagrain. Their work appears in journals such as Green Chemistry, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Chemical Communications, Energy & Environmental Science and Molecules.

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