Continuous-Flow Processes in Heterogeneously Catalyzed Transformations of Biomass Derivatives into Fuels and Chemicals

Continuous flow chemical processes offer several advantages as compared to batch chemistries. These are particularly relevant in the case of heterogeneously catalyzed transformations of biomass-derived platform molecules into valuable chemicals and fuels. This work is aimed to provide an overview of...

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Autores: Serrano Ruiz, Juan Carlos, Luque, Rafael, Campelo, Juan Manuel, Romero, Antonio Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/5056
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/5056
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Flow chemistry
Biomass
Platform molecules
Biofuels
Biochemicals
Heterogeneous catalysis
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Sumario:Continuous flow chemical processes offer several advantages as compared to batch chemistries. These are particularly relevant in the case of heterogeneously catalyzed transformations of biomass-derived platform molecules into valuable chemicals and fuels. This work is aimed to provide an overview of key continuous flow processes developed to date dealing with a series of transformations of platform chemicals including alcohols, furanics, organic acids and polyols using a wide range of heterogeneous catalysts based on supported metals, solid acids and bifunctional (metal + acidic) materials.