Themed collection Bio-resources: feeding a sustainable chemical industry
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List of participants
Poster list
Plantics-GX: a biodegradable and cost-effective thermoset plastic that is 100% plant-based
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 111-120
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00054E
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Penrose triangles of the fossil-to-bio-based transition
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 521-529
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00178A
Blend configuration in functional polymeric materials with a high lignin content
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 43-59
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00083A
Feeding a sustainable chemical industry: do we have the bioproducts cart before the feedstocks horse?
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 11-30
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00173H
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New bio-based monomers: tuneable polyester properties using branched diols from biomass
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 61-77
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00057J
The influence of the explosive decompression in steam-explosion pretreatment on the enzymatic digestibility of different biomasses
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 269-280
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00066A
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Automation of route identification and optimisation based on data-mining and chemical intuition
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 483-496
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00073A
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An integrated biorefinery concept for conversion of sugar beet pulp into value-added chemicals and pharmaceutical intermediates
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 415-431
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00094D
Effect of methanol in controlling defunctionalization of the propyl side chain of phenolics from catalytic upstream biorefining
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 403-413
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00069C
Fractional conversion of microalgae from water blooms
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 197-212
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00065K
Fast microwave-assisted acidolysis: a new biorefinery approach for the zero-waste utilisation of lignocellulosic biomass to produce high quality lignin and fermentable saccharides
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 351-370
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00102A
Bioelectrochemical conversion of CO2 to chemicals: CO2 as a next generation feedstock for electricity-driven bioproduction in batch and continuous modes
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 433-449
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00050B
Tunable and selective hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl alcohol and cyclopentanone over Pt supported on biomass-derived porous heteroatom doped carbon
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 79-98
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00041C
Challenges in the development of bio-based solvents: a case study on methyl(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl carbonate as an alternative aprotic solvent
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 157-173
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00049A
Developing new platform chemicals: what is required for a new bio-based molecule to become a platform chemical in the bioeconomy?
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 213-225
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00052A
Use of near infrared spectroscopy for the rapid low-cost analysis of waste papers and cardboards
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 465-482
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00081B
Effect of pretreatment severity on the cellulose and lignin isolated from Salix using ionoSolv pretreatment
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 331-349
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00059F
New catalytic strategies for α,ω-diols production from lignocellulosic biomass
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 247-267
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00036G
A study of biocatalysts based on glucose oxidase
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 303-314
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00042A
Polysaccharide-derived mesoporous materials (Starbon®) for sustainable separation of complex mixtures
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 451-464
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00056A
Cellulose nanocrystals by acid vapour: towards more effortless isolation of cellulose nanocrystals
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 315-330
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00053G
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Organic waste as a sustainable feedstock for platform chemicals
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 175-195
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00070G
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Selective production of mono-aromatics from lignocellulose over Pd/C catalyst: the influence of acid co-catalysts
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 141-156
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00039A
Selective oxidation of lignocellulosic biomass to formic acid and high-grade cellulose using tailor-made polyoxometalate catalysts
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 99-109
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00047B
Sustainable sources need reliable standards
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 281-301
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00046D
Feedstock selection for polymer and chemical production: feedstock-specific recalcitrance
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 391-402
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00044H
Unavoidable food supply chain waste: acid-free pectin extraction from mango peel via subcritical water
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 31-42
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD00035A
Conversion technologies: general discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 371-389
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD90049J
Bio-based materials: general discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 121-139
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD90047C
Feedstocks and analysis: general discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 497-519
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD90050C
Bio-based chemicals: general discussion
Faraday Discuss., 2017,202, 227-245
https://doi.org/10.1039/C7FD90048A
About this collection
We are delighted to share with you a selection of the papers which will be presented at our Faraday Discussion on Bio-resources: feeding a sustainable chemical industry taking place in London, UK in June 2017. More information about the event may be found here: http://rsc.li/bioresources-fd2017. Additional articles will be added to the collection as they are published. The final versions of all the articles presented and a record of the live discussions will be published after the event.
There is a rapid growth of interest in the use of renewable resources, and in particular bio-resources for the manufacture of future, sustainable chemicals and materials. The first significant market movement in this direction was with biofuels but the rush to produce these without proper consideration of competing uses for resources and the efficiency of the manufacturing processes lead to considerable debate over the true sustainability of the products and processes. With increasing pressure in Europe, USA and elsewhere to move towards bio-based chemicals it is essential that we underpin the bio-economy with sound and well debated science and technology and that we embrace key chemical technologies including catalysis.