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For over 50 years, zeolites have been key heterogeneous catalysts in petrochemistry and oil refining. Now, zeolites are re-emerging as promising materials for sustainable applications, particularly in the valorization of biomass-derived platform molecules. However, our ability to develop robust catalysts for industrial continuous processes remains constrained by our limited understanding of  synthesis–property–performance–lifetime relationships under realistic operating conditions. The project will bridge this gap by investigating the performance and deactivation pathways of best-performing zeolite catalysts using furfural and aqueous ethanol as industrially relevant platform molecules.