Role of Acid Catalysis in the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals

Elif Gürbüz; Jesse Q. Bond; James A. Dumesic; Yuriy Román-Leshkov

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-56330-9.00008-5

Role of Acid Catalysis in the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals

Elif Gürbüz, Jesse Q. Bond, James A. Dumesic, Yuriy Román-Leshkov

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Abstract

Acid catalysts are ubiquitous in biomass conversion because of their ability to deoxygenate molecules by way of multiple chemical pathways. In this chapter, the importance and current state of acid catalysis for the conversion of lignocellulose into chemicals and fuels is outlined in the context of aqueous-phase processing. Selected examples are used to highlight the use of catalytic materials featuring Brønsted or Lewis acid sites in lignocellulosic biomass conversion processes, and to showcase the role of acidity in catalytic coupling and process intensification. The chapter presents some of the outstanding challenges to acid catalysis and includes a perspective on its future outlook in an integrated biorefining strategy.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Role of Catalysis for the Sustainable Production of Bio-Fuels and Bio-Chemicals
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	261-288
Number of pages	28
ISBN (Print)	9780444563309
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-56330-9.00008-5
State	Published - Mar 27 2013

Keywords

Biomass conversion
Biomass upgrading
Biorefinery
Brønsted acids
Lewis acids

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General Chemistry

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