Catalytic Conversion of Carbohydrates to Initial Platform Chemicals: Chemistry and Sustainability

The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of carbon dioxide is one of the most pressing challenges of mankind. Biomass as a globally available resource has been proposed as an alternative feedstock for production of basic building blocks, which could partially or even fully replace the currently utilized fossil-based ones in well-established chemical processes. The destruction of lignocellulosic feed followed by oxygen removal from its cellulose and hemicellulose content by catalytic processes results in the formation of initial platform chemicals (IPCs). However, their sustainable…

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  Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem
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  Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
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  Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal

  Award: PD 116559