Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Added Value Chemicals
A special issue of Catalysts (ISSN 2073-4344). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomass Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 16459
Special Issue Editors
Interests: catalytic conversion of carbohydrates and furanic derivatives; control of the selectivity by using alternative media (DESs, ball milling, etc.)
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Interests: biomass valorization for fine chemicals starting from polyols
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the decrease of fossil carbon raw materials and to environmental concerns, the scientific community is trying to find an alternative to produce fine chemicals and fuels. Hence, the valorization of renewable resources such as lignocellulosic biomass and vegetable oils have been widely studied. From these raw materials, carbohydrates, furan derivatives, glycerol and fatty acids/esters are interesting molecules that can be converted into a wide range of chemicals. In this chemistry, the nature of the catalyst and the productivity are of prime interest to develop a process that can be used at an industrial level. Many reactions such as amination, oxidation, hydrogenation are used to convert carbohydrates, furan derivatives, glycerol and fatty acids/esters to added value chemicals. These reactions can be combined and bi- or multi-functional catalysts are used.
This Special Issue welcomes the submission of original papers or reviews related to the field of catalytic conversion of biomass and aims to cover scientific works dealing with the use of catalysts (homogeneous and heterogeneous and enzyme catalysts).
Prof. Dr. Karine De Oliveira Vigier
Dr. Mickael Capron
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass
- catalyst
- carbohydrates
- lignocellulose
- glycerol
- fatty acids/esters
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