title: Chemical Conversions of Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals over Copper-Silica Nanocomposite Catalysts.
abstract: Biomass and biomass-derived carbohydrates have a high extent of functionality, unlike petroleum, which has limited functionality. In biorefinery applications, the development of methods to control the extent of functionality in final products intended for use as fuels and chemicals is a challenge. In the chemical industry, heterogeneous catalysis is an important tool for the defunctionalization of functionalized feedstocks and biomass-derived platform chemicals to produce value-added chemicals. Herein, we review the recent progress in this field, mainly of vapor phase chemical conversion of biomass-derived C4 -C6 carboxylic acids and esters using copper-silica nanocomposite catalysts. We also demonstrate that these nanocomposite catalysts very efficiently convert biomass-derived platform chemicals into cyclic compounds, such as lactones and hydrofurans, with high selectivities and yields.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jang-dong 100, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 (Korea).
authors.forename: Pravin P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Upare
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jang-dong 100, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 (Korea). ykhwang@krict.re.kr.
authors.forename: Young Kyu
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jang-dong 100, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 (Korea).
authors.forename: Jong-Min
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jang-dong 100, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 (Korea).
authors.forename: Dong Won
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Nanocatalysts, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Jang-dong 100, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600 (Korea). jschang@krict.re.kr, jschang020@skku.ac.kr.|Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-476 (Korea). jschang@krict.re.kr, jschang020@skku.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Jong-San
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018533:Biomass; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009930:Organic Chemicals; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D003300:Copper
keywords: biorefineries; cyclization; heterogeneous catalysis; nanocomposites; platform chemicals