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Distributed processes for biomass conversion could aid UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Catalysis can contribute in many ways to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Here, the opportunities arising through the interplay of biomass valorization and distributed production approaches are discussed.

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Fig. 1: Centralized versus distributed production.
Fig. 2: Interconnected biogeochemical and hydrological cycles.

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D.E.R. and B.W. appreciate funding from the US Department of Energy, Basic Energy Sciences (Grant DE-SC0018284).

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    Daniel E. Resasco & Bin Wang

  2. School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

    David Sabatini

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Resasco, D.E., Wang, B. & Sabatini, D. Distributed processes for biomass conversion could aid UN Sustainable Development Goals. Nat Catal 1, 731–735 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41929-018-0166-6

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