Transition Metal Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 89
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The valorization of biomass through different catalytic reactions has been an important focus in recent years. Finding catalysts that are active, selective and stable in reactions that allow us to obtain chemical products with higher added values from highly representative molecules of a biomass has been a crucial challenge for researchers. In this sense, a wide range of transition metals have been studied, including monometallic, bimetallic, bulk, and supported metals in different phases. This, accompanied by a detailed characterization, has allowed for progress in fundamental and applied science in this field of catalysis. Following from this, I invite you to submit your research findings to this Special Issue, which focuses on the following themes associated with biomass valorization:
- The effect of solvents on the activity of transition metal catalysts in biomass valorization reactions;
- Hydrotreatment reactions on non-conventional transition metal catalysts;
- Biomass valorization in aqueous mediums using non-noble transition metal catalysts.
Dr. Catherine Sepúlveda
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogenation reactions
- transition metal catalysis
- biomass valorization
- levulinic acid
- furfural
- 5-HMF
- oxidation reactions
- characterization techniques
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