Solid Catalysts for the Upgrading of Renewable Sources

• Main Author: Zaccheria, Federica (auth)
• Other Authors: Ravasio, Nicoletta (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Chemistry; biorefinery; lignin; citronellal; biofuel production; calcination temperature; carbohydrates; biomass valorization; liquid phase reductive depolymerization; terpenoids; heterogeneous catalysis; propylene glycol; transition metals; transfer hydrogenation; acidic clays; phenolic and aromatic compounds; biofuels; aqueous phase; supported metals; hybrid materials; amination; heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts; CuZn catalysts; catalytic materials; terpenes; Lewis acids; surface functional groups; value-added products; carbon nanotubes; ethylene glycol; biochar-supported metal catalysts; calcination atmosphere; xylitol; alditol; HMF; biomass; metal-organic frameworks (MOFs); hydrothermal carbonization; solid-acid catalyst; NMR; solid base catalyst; catalytic transfer hydrogenation; surface functionalization; transesterification; biomass conversion; hydrogen donors; hydrogenolysis; octahydroacridines; solid acids
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The use of solid catalysts for the upgrade of renewable sources gives the opportunity to combine the two main cores of green chemistry, that is, on the one hand, the set-up of sustainable processes and, on the other, the use of biomass-derived materials. Solid catalysts have taken on a leading role in traditional petrochemical processes and could represent a key tool in new biorefinery-driven technologies.