Catalysis Letters

, Volume 142, Issue 7, pp 817–829 | Cite as

Catalysis for Lignocellulosic Biomass Processing: Methodological Aspects

Perspective
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Abstract

Increasing value of lignocellulosic biomass through catalytic approaches is an area, which recently attracted a lot of attention. Due to specific features of such catalysis, different from more traditional heterogeneous catalysis in transformations of petrochemicals, the authors considered important to address various methodological issues, such as product analysis, catalytic measurements, influence of mass transfer, development of kinetic expressions, reactions intensification by application of microreactors and technology development in general. Potential pitfalls, challenges and research opportunities are highlighted.

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Keywords Heterogeneous catalysis Methodology and phenomena Processes and reactions 

Preface

Gabor Somorjai

The Perspective entitled “Catalysis for Lignocellulosic Biomass Proceedings” addresses many of the challenges and opportunities of catalytic conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals. It should be considered in light of the history of woody biomass conversion for fuels and chemicals both in Finland, where this Perspective originates, and in Sweden, dating back to the Second World War. Of course, the technologies of producing paper from wood without catalysis have a considerable longer history. This description of the chemical structures of lignocellulosic biomass, the catalysts used for selective depolymerization, the analysis of the reactants and products, the catalyst preparation and overview of kinetic and mechanistic studies utilizing different reactor technologies, provides readers with a valuable overview of the challenges of catalytic biomass conversion as it becomes an ever-growing contributor to produce fuels and chemicals.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Åbo Akademi UniversityTurkuFinland

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