Abstract
The quest for sustainable sources of fuels and chemicals to meet the demands of a rapidly rising global population represents one of this century's grand challenges. Biomass offers the most readily implemented, and low cost, solution for transportation fuels, and the only non-petroleum route to organic molecules for the manufacture of bulk, fine and speciality chemicals and polymers. Chemical processing of such biomass-derived building blocks requires catalysts compatible with hydrophilic, bulky substrates to facilitate the selective deoxygenation of highly functional bio-molecules to their target products. This chapter addresses the challenges associated with carbohydrate utilisation as a sustainable feedstock, highlighting innovations in catalyst and process design that are needed to deliver high-value chemicals from biomass-derived building blocks.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in biorefineries |
Subtitle of host publication | biomass and waste supply chain exploitation |
Editors | Keith W. Waldron |
Place of Publication | Waltham, MA (US) |
Publisher | Woodhead |
Pages | 624-658 |
Number of pages | 35 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-0-85709-738-5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-85709-521-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2014 |
Publication series
Name | Woodhead publishing series in energy |
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Publisher | Woodhead |
Number | 53 |
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Keywords
- Biofuels
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Lignocellulose
- Platform chemicals
- Porous materials
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Bio-based chemicals from biorefining : carbohydrate conversion and utilisation. / Wilson, K.; Lee, A.F.
Advances in biorefineries: biomass and waste supply chain exploitation. ed. / Keith W. Waldron. Waltham, MA (US) : Woodhead, 2014. p. 624-658 (Woodhead publishing series in energy; No. 53).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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