Issue 5, 2012

Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis

Abstract

Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals and fuels has received great attention for building up sustainable societies. However, the utilisation of lignocellulose in the chemical industry has largely been limited to paper manufacturing because of the complicated chemical structure and persistent property of lignocellulose. Heterogeneous catalysis has the potential to selectively convert lignocellulosic biomass into various useful chemicals, and this methodology has rapidly progressed in the last several years. In this perspective article, we outline our recent approaches on the heterogeneous catalysis for this challenging subject with related literatures.

Graphical abstract: Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
05 Dec 2011
Accepted
06 Feb 2012
First published
06 Feb 2012

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012,2, 869-883

Conversion of lignocellulose into renewable chemicals by heterogeneous catalysis

H. Kobayashi, H. Ohta and A. Fukuoka, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2012, 2, 869 DOI: 10.1039/C2CY00500J

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