Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

FH Isikgor, CR Becer - Polymer chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The demand for petroleum dependent chemicals and materials has been increasing despite
the dwindling of their fossil resources. As the dead-end of petroleum based industry has …

Advanced biofuels and beyond: chemistry solutions for propulsion and production

W Leitner, J Klankermayer, S Pischinger… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sustainably produced biofuels, especially when they are derived from lignocellulosic
biomass, are being discussed intensively for future ground transportation. Traditionally …

Electrochemical routes for the valorization of biomass-derived feedstocks: from chemistry to application

FWS Lucas, RG Grim, SA Tacey, CA Downes… - ACS Energy …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The drive to reduce consumption of fossil resources, coupled with expanding capacity for
renewable electricity, invites the exploration of new routes to utilize this energy for the …

Catalytic approaches to monomers for polymers based on renewables

BM Stadler, C Wulf, T Werner, S Tin, JG de Vries - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers are used in simple consumer items like carpets, furniture, glues, and clothing but
are also used in advanced engineering, including materials used in the aerospace industry …

Microwave pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production: scalable processing concepts

D Beneroso, T Monti, ET Kostas, J Robinson - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
The pursuit of sustainable hydrocarbon alternatives to fossil fuels has prompted an
acceleration in the development of new technologies for biomass processing. Microwave …

Polymers from sugars: cyclic monomer synthesis, ring-opening polymerisation, material properties and applications

GL Gregory, EM López-Vidal, A Buchard - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Plastics are ubiquitous in modern society. However, the reliance on fossil fuels and the
environmental persistence of most polymers make them unsustainable. Scientists are facing …

Toward Enhanced Fixation of CO2 in Aquatic Biomass: Focus on Microalgae

C Gerotto, A Norici, M Giordano - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The need to reduce the CO2 footprint of human activities calls for the utilization of new
means of production and new sources of products. Microalgae are a very promising source …

Utilization of oil palm fronds as a sustainable carbon source in biorefineries

JP Tan, JM Jahim, S Harun, TY Wu… - international journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Oil palm fronds (OPF) is the largest biomass which makes up to 70% of the total residues
generated from palm oil industry. Global production of oil palm fronds is estimated to be 250 …

Chemicals from biomass–managing greenhouse gas emissions in biorefinery production chains–a review

R Kajaste - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2014 - Elsevier
Growing concerns over the availability and cost of extracting fossil fuel resources have
increased interest in renewable resources. Therefore, interest in producing numerous …

Production of hydrogen via steam reforming of acetic acid over Ni and Co supported on La2O3 catalyst

W Nabgan, TAT Abdullah, R Mat, B Nabgan… - international journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Nickel (Ni)-cobalt (Co) supported on lanthanum (III) oxide (La 2 O 3) catalyst was
prepared via impregnation technique to study the steam reformation of acetic acid for …