Top chemical opportunities from carbohydrate biomass: a chemist's view of the Biorefinery

• Published in: Topics in current chemistry Vol. 353; p. 1
• Main Authors: Dusselier, Michiel, Mascal, Mark, Sels, Bert F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Biomass; Carbohydrates - chemical synthesis; Carbon - chemistry; Catalysis; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Desiccation; Fermentation; Hydrogenation; Hydrolysis; Isomerism; Lignin - chemistry; Oxidation-Reduction

Cheap fossil oil resources are becoming depleted and crude oil prices are rising. In this context, alternatives to fossil fuel-derived carbon are examined in an effort to improve the security of carbon resources through the development of novel technologies for the production of chemicals, fuels, an...