Issue 10, 2016

Catalytic applications of waste derived materials

Abstract

Sustainability has become a watchword and guiding principle for modern society, and with it a growing appreciation that anthropogenic ‘waste’, in all its manifold forms, can offer a valuable source of energy, construction materials, chemicals and high value functional products. In the context of chemical transformations, waste materials not only provide alternative renewable feedstocks, but also a resource from which to create catalysts. Such waste-derived heterogeneous catalysts serve to improve the overall energy and atom-efficiency of existing and novel chemical processes. This review outlines key chemical transformations for which waste-derived heterogeneous catalysts have been developed, spanning biomass conversion to environmental remediation, and their benefits and disadvantages relative to conventional catalytic technologies.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic applications of waste derived materials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
25 Nov 2015
Accepted
12 Jan 2016
First published
20 Jan 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 3617-3637

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Catalytic applications of waste derived materials

J. A. Bennett, K. Wilson and A. F. Lee, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 3617 DOI: 10.1039/C5TA09613H

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