Tom Renders

8.6k citations

31 papers · 7.1k indexed · 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
Process Chemistry and Technology 1

Co-authors: Bert F. Sels Sander Van den Bosch S.-F. Koelewijn Wouter Schutyser Gregg T. Beckham Christophe M. Courtin Gil Van den Bossche Thijs Vangeel
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

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

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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Co-authors

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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1	Flow-through solvolysis enables production of native-like lignin from biomass Green Chemistry ·David G. Brandner, Jacob S. Kruger, Nicholas E. Thornburg, 秀見大塚, R. Opoku A., 昌宏杉本, Ana Rita C. Morais, Tom Renders, Nicholas S. Cleveland, Renee M. Happs, Rui Katahira, Todd B. Vinzant, Charlotta Elfström, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, Gregg T. Beckham	2021	46
2	Low molecular weight and highly functional RCF lignin products as a full bisphenol a replacer in bio-based epoxy resins Chemical Communications ·Korneel Van Aelst, Elien Van Sinay, Thijs Vangeel, 令光日下, Tom Renders, Sander Van den Bosch, Joost Van Aelst, Bert F. Sels	2021	39
3	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, M. A. Carrera-Gracia, Korneel Van Aelst, Li-Wei Qing, Hironori Matsushima, Johan M. Thevelein, Karel Van Acker, Bert Lagrain, Danny Verboekend, Bert F. Sels Hit paper breakdown →	2020	853
4	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
5	Reductive catalytic fractionation of black locust bark Green Chemistry ·Thijs Vangeel, Tom Renders, Korneel Van Aelst, E. Cooreman, Sander Van den Bosch, Gil Van den Bossche, S.-F. Koelewijn, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2019	51
6	Regioselective synthesis, isomerisation, in vitro oestrogenic activity, and copolymerisation of bisguaiacol F (BGF) isomers Green Chemistry ·S.-F. Koelewijn, Nguyen Duong Quang, Ram Reddy, Tom Renders, Peter Van Puyvelde, Hilda Witters, Bert F. Sels	2019	42
7	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
8	Promising bulk production of a potentially benign bisphenol A replacement from a hardwood lignin platform Green Chemistry ·S.-F. Koelewijn, Kouichi Shiraki, Tom Renders, محمدعلی ماپار, Sander Van den Bosch, Wouter Schutyser, Aygul Agayeva, Mario Smet, Peter Van Puyvelde, Hilda Witters, Bart Van der Bruggen, Bert F. Sels	2018	70
9	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
10	Direct upstream integration of biogasoline production into current light straight run naphtha petrorefinery processes Nature Energy ·Aron Deneyer, Elise Peeters, Tom Renders, Sander Van den Bosch, Adelina Lintuluoto, Thijs Ennaert, István Harkai, Tamás I. Korányi, Michiel Dusselier, Bert F. Sels	2018	60
11	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
12	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
13	Perspective on Lignin Oxidation: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions Topics in Current Chemistry ·Thijs Vangeel, Wouter Schutyser, Tom Renders, Bert F. Sels	2018	84
14	Bio-based amines through sustainable heterogeneous catalysis Green Chemistry ·Michiel Pelckmans, Tom Renders, Yuyu Zhou, Bert F. Sels	2017	242
15	Depolymerization of 1,4-polybutadiene by metathesis: high yield of large macrocyclic oligo(butadiene)s by ligand selectivity control Catalysis Science & Technology ·Annelies Dewaele, Tom Renders, Baoyi Yu, Francis Verpoort, Bert F. Sels	2016	27
16	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
17	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, Annie Cospérec, 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
18	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
19	Influence of bio-based solvents on the catalytic reductive fractionation of birch wood Green Chemistry ·Wouter Schutyser, Sander Van den Bosch, Tom Renders, K. Kova��, S.-F. Koelewijn, Annelies Dewaele, Thijs Ennaert, Olivier Verkinderen, Bart Goderis, Christophe M. Courtin, Bert F. Sels	2015	222
20	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

About Tom Renders

Tom Renders is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Process Chemistry and Technology, Biotechnology, Polymers and Plastics and Plant Science, 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), Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies (2 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (2 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (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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