Catalysis for the Production of Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals

• Other Authors: Ng, Flora T. T. (Editor), Dalai, Ajay K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; HDO; sulfide catalyst; NiMo/Al2O3; phospholipid; fatty acid; choline; oxidative desulfurization; oxidative denitrogenation; hydrotreating; XPS; activated carbon; tert-butyl hydroperoxide; biofuel; biodiesel; hydrocarbon; waste; glycerol hydrogenolysis; in situ hydrogen; methanol steam reforming; Ni/Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalysts; chilean natural zeolite; Brønsted acid sites; bio-oil upgrade; catalytic pyrolysis; nitrogen-doping; iron nitrides; light olefins; CO hydrogenation; KMnO4 pretreatment; dry reforming methane (DRM); methane; carbon dioxide; microwave; conversion; catalyst; selectivity; thermal integration; catalyst support; CoMo sulfided catalyst; deoxygenation; cracking and polymerization; hydrogenation and dehydrogenation; waste cooking oil; artificial neural network; kinetic modeling; cobalt-praseodymium (III) oxide; CO-rich hydrogen; methane dry reforming; hydrodeoxygenation; Ni/KIT-6; ethyl acetate; CO2 activation; methanol synthesis; atomic layer deposition; copper nanoparticles; zinc oxide atomic layer; hydroprocessing; FeCu catalysts; jet fuel; oleic acid; catalytic conversion; catalyst acidity and basicity; product distribution; reaction pathways; molybdenum phosphide; methyl palmitate; isomerization; carboxylic acids upgrading; ketonization; deuterated acetic acid; acetone D-isotopomers distribution; H/D exchange; inverse deuterium kinetic isotope effect; kinetic parameters; activation energy; catalytic pyrolysis of biomass; bio-oil; sustainable fuels and chemicals; hydrogenolysis; desulfurization and denitrogenation; CO2 utilization; pyrolysis and cracking; syngas and hydrogen; biomass and bio-oil; catalysis
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Catalysis, in the industrial production of chemicals, fuels, and materials, accounts for more than half of gross material production worldwide. Heterogeneous catalysis enables fast and selective chemical transformations, resulting in superior product yield and facilitating catalyst separation and recovery. The synthesis of novel catalysts has emerged as a hot topic for process and product development with numerous research publications and patents. Hence, development of efficient catalysts and their applications is important for sustainable energy production and use, green chemicals production and use, and economic growth. This Special Issue discusses recent developments related to catalysis for the production of sustainable fuels and chemicals and traverses many new frontiers of catalysis including synthesis, characterization, catalytic performances, reaction kinetics and modelling, as well as applications of catalysts for the production of biofuels, synthesis gas, and other green products. This covers the current state-of-the-art catalysis research applied to bioenergy, organic transformation, carbon-carbon and carbon-heteroatoms, reforming, hydrogenation, hydrodesulfurization, hydrodenitrogenation, hydrodemetalization, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, to name a few. This book highlights new avenues in catalysis including catalyst preparation methods, analytical tools for catalyst characterization, and techno-economic assessment to enhance a chemical or biological transformation process using catalysts for a betterment of industry, academia and society.