title: Across the board: Regina Palkovits.
abstract: In this series of articles, the board members of ChemSusChem discuss recent research that they consider of exceptional quality and importance for sustainability. In this contribution, Prof. Regina Palkovits describes some recent advances in heterogeneous catalytic transformations of lignocellulosic feedstocks into biofuels. While the recent works she highlights are of great significance, challenges with regard to catalyst stability, the associated deactivation mechanisms, and designs for aqueous-phase reactions remain.
authors: Chair of Heterogeneous Catalysis & Chemical Technology, Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen (Germany). palkovits@itmc.rwth-aachen.de.
authors: Regina
authors: R
authors: Palkovits
mesh_terms: D056804:Biofuels; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D005663:Furans; C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin; C037555:2,5-dimethylfuran
keywords: 5-hydroxymethylfurfural; biofuels; biomass; cellulose; heterogeneous catalysis