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Homogeneous Catalysis with Renewables

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In “green chemistry”, catalysis is a very helpful tool to convert basic chemicals into valuable fine and specialty products. By decreasing the energy of activation, the catalysts enable reactions which are not possible to carry out without the catalyst. This general rule is valid both for classical petrochemicals and of course for renewables. Depending on the molecular structure of the renewables (see Sect. 1.2), the reaction types may differ but the basis ideas remain the same.

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  1. Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany

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Behr, A., Vorholt, A.J. (2017). Introduction. In: Homogeneous Catalysis with Renewables. Catalysis by Metal Complexes, vol 39. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54161-7_1

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