Advanced Catalysis for Drop-in Chemicals

Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-0-12-823827-1
Verlag: William Andrew Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Biomass conversion into drop-in chemicals using novel heterogeneous bulk- and nano-scale catalysts is currently a hot research topic with the aim of replacing petrochemicals in the chemical industry. Considering the importance of this subject to the scientific community, Advanced Catalysis for Drop-in Chemicals provides the latest developments in the catalytic synthesis of drop-in chemicals mainly from lignocellulose, carbohydrates (cellulose, hemicellulose, C6 and C5 sugars, and their derivatives), lignin, and glycerol. The role of both heterogeneous bulk solid and nanostructured catalysts, along with their advantages and disadvantages for drop-in chemicals synthesis are critically summarized. Addressing the frontiers and prospects for using drop-in chemicals in place of petrochemicals in the chemical industry is also a key topic of this book.

Zielgruppe

researchers/students familiar with the fields of catalysis and biomass valorization. This book will be of special interest to industrial chemists who are unfamiliar with the synthesis of drop-in chemicals.
.Universities
.Research labs
.Academic
.PhD/post-doc researchers
.Postgraduate/undergraduate students
.Chemical industry
non-scientific audience as it addresses very important global issues including renewable energy valorization, alternative fuels and chemicals, etc.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sudarsanam, Putla

Li, Hu

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Reaktionstechnik (incl. Katalyse, Elektrolyse)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Chemische Reaktionen, Katalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Carbohydrates to drop-in chemicals

2. Drop-in plastics

3. Catalytic conversion of acrolein and acrylic acid drop-ins for added-value chemicals

4. Single-atom catalysts for biomass-derived drop-in chemicals

5. Selective hydrogenation of furanic compounds derived from sugars

6. Heterogeneous heteropolyacid-based catalysts for hydrolysis of cellulosic biomass

7. Production of biodiesel with metal-oxide-based catalysts

8. Production of ?-valerolactone and furfuryl alcohol: Using catalytic transfer hydrogenation as a tool

9. Catalysis for bio-BTX (benzene, toluene and xylene) synthesis

10. Multiscale modelling studies for exploring lignocellulosic biomass structure

11. Solid catalysts for furfuryl alcohol conversion to drop-in chemicals

Über Autor(innen)

Li, Hu
Hu Li is currently associate Professor at Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University (GZU), China. He worked as a postdoctoral fellow with a research topic on biomass upgrading at Tohoku University (Japan) and Nanjing Agricultural University (China) under supervision of Prof. R. L. Smith and Prof. Z. Fang, respectively. His research focuses on the catalytic conversion of biomass into chemicals and biofuels with functional catalytic materials. Dr. Li has more than 60 peer-reviewed papers (H-index 16), 6 patents, 1 co-edited Springer book and 2 book chapters on biomass valorization. He is a guest editor of Current Organic Chemistry, and recently was award by the Fok Ying-Tong Education Foundation, Ministry of Education (2018).

Sudarsanam, Putla
Dr. Putla Sudarsanam is a Scientist at the Catalysis Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry, 2015 from CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He has published about 55 peer-reviewed journal articles and 4 book chapters (Citations: 2150 and H-index: 30). His research mainly focuses on developing advanced solid catalysts for biomass valorization, CO2-to-chemicals conversion, and environmental catalysis. He has been honored for his outstanding contributions with numerous prestigious awards/fellowships, including Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship-2016 (Belgium), Leibniz-DAAD Postdoc Fellowship-2016 (Germany), Best PhD Thesis Award-2015 (The Catalysis Society of India), EuropaCat PhD Student Award-2013 (XIth European Congress on Catalysis, France), and Endeavour Research Fellowship-2013 (Australia).