Catalysts for Biomass Conversion
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Chemical Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2018) | Viewed by 5776
Special Issue Editor
Interests: catalysis, synthesis, and characterization of heterogeneous catalysts; biomass conversion; surface characterization of solids; environmental protection; nanotechnology
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Dear Colleagues,
The conversion of biomass is one of the most promising sustainable methods of the production of biofuels and various industrially-important chemicals. The advantages of the use of biomass are mainly related to its global availability and limited impact on the environment. The literature data demonstrated that selectivity of biomass conversion towards valuable products can be considerably enhanced by the presence of catalysts. In recent years, the main attention of the researchers was focused on the development of stable and highly efficient catalytic systems for the mentioned process. The investigations included the investigations of optimal composition, surface properties, preparation methods and pretreatment conditions of the synthesized catalysts.
This Special Issue is devoted to the studies of the application of catalysts to biomass conversion processes, development of new methods of their synthesis and optimization of reaction conditions. Research on mechanisms of catalytic reactions as well as determination of the products of biomass valorization will be also welcomed. You are invited to submission of articles devoted to the investigations of relationship between activity of catalysts and their surface properties. Moreover, the papers in a broad range of research and applications on other related to the main topic fields are also encouraged.
Prof. Jacek Grams
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- catalysis
- catalysts
- synthesis and characterization
- biomass conversion
- biomass valorization
- upgrading
- thermal treatment
- pyrolysis
- gasification
- liquefaction
- biofuel
- biooil
- hydrogen
- synthesis gas
- char
- biomass pre-treatment
- hydrolysis
- platform molecules
- biorafinery
