Abstract
Biomass, the only globally available, renewable feedstock of organic carbon, is considered a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It can be efficiently utilized to produce various building blocks in accordance with green and sustainable chemistry principles. In this review, recent progress, such as the transformation of carbohydrates (C5 or C6 sugar, inulin, and cellulose) and their derivatives (furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural) into significant platform chemicals over polyoxometalates, zeolites, non-noble metals, and ionic liquids in single or multiphase, is evaluated.
Highlights
Considerable effort must be devoted in transforming alternative and renewable resources to a form that would satisfy market requirements, industrial development, and remission environmental pressure given the increased consumption of nonrenewable resources and the environmental crises (Tang et al, 2017)
This review summarizes the latest progress, such as the conversion of carbohydrates (C5 or C6 sugar, inulin, cellulose) and their derivatives [furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) via hydrolysis, dehydration, hydrogenation, oxidation, hydrodeoxygenation, etc.] (Chheda et al, 2007; Fernandes et al, 2012; Gallezot, 2012) into significant platform chemicals over polyoxometalates, zeolites, non-noble metals, and ionic liquids in single or multiphase/s
The results demonstrated that the type, quantity, and strength of the acid sites (Lewis acid), SBET, and hierarchical porous texture strongly influenced the catalytic activities during Levulinic acid (LA) production
Summary
Xiaofang Liu 1†, Dayong Yu 1†, Wenjia Yang 1, Qiuyun Zhang 2, Hongguo Wu 3* and Can Li 1*. Edited by: Naveen Kulkarni, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham (Amritapuri Campus), India. Reviewed by: Putla Sudarsanam, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR), India Qineng Xia, Jiaxing University, China Yamuna R., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, India. Specialty section: This article was submitted to Green and Sustainable Chemistry, a section of the journal Frontiers in Chemistry. It can be efficiently utilized to produce various building blocks in accordance with green and sustainable chemistry principles. Recent progress, such as the transformation of carbohydrates (C5 or C6 sugar, inulin, and cellulose) and their derivatives (furfural, hydroxymethylfurfural) into significant platform chemicals over polyoxometalates, zeolites, non-noble metals, and ionic liquids in single or multiphase, is evaluated
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