Advancements in Catalytic Conversion of Biomass into Biofuels and Chemicals

Chang Geun Yoo and Tae Hyun Kim
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Chang Geun Yoo: Department of Chemical Engineering, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
Tae Hyun Kim: Department Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University, Ansan, Gyeonggi-do 15588, Korea

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-3

Abstract: The shortage of resources and increasing climate changes have brought the need for sustainable and renewable resources to people’s attention. Biomass is an earth-abundant material and has great potential as a feedstock for alternative fuels and chemicals. For the effective utilization of biomass, this biopolymer has to be depolymerized and transformed into key building blocks and/or the targeted products, and biological or chemical catalysts are commonly used for the rapid and energy-efficient reactions. This Special Issue introduces recent advances in the catalytic conversion of biomass into biofuels and value-added products.

Keywords: biomass; catalysts; solvents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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