Issue 1, 2015

Nanoporous catalysts for biomass conversion

Abstract

Biomass conversion is potentially important for producing renewable fuels and chemicals in the future, and the nanoporous materials as acidic, basic, or metallic catalysts play important roles in the biomass conversion. This paper briefly summarizes recent developments on the nanoporous material-based catalysts used for biomass conversion, including mesoporous/macroporous resins, mesoporous metal oxides, microporous/mesoporous carbons, mesoporous silicas, hierarchically mesoporous polydivinylbenzene, and microporous zeolites. Due to their superior thermal and hydrothermal stability, controllable acidity, and relatively easy introduction of mesoporosity into the crystals, compared with other nanoporous catalysts, zeolites have good opportunities for application in biomass conversion.

Graphical abstract: Nanoporous catalysts for biomass conversion

Article information

Article type
Critical Review
Submitted
21 Aug. 2014
Accepted
29 Sept. 2014
First published
30 Sept. 2014

Green Chem., 2015,17, 24-39

Nanoporous catalysts for biomass conversion

L. Wang and F. Xiao, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 24 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC01622J

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