Selective Catalysis for Renewable Feedstocks and Chemicals

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Top Chemical Opportunities from Carbohydrate Biomass: A Chemist’s View of the Biorefinery

   • Michiel Dusselier, Mark Mascal, Bert F. Sels

   Pages 1-40

3. Chemical-Catalytic Approaches to the Production of Furfurals and Levulinates from Biomass

   • Mark Mascal, Saikat Dutta

   Pages 41-83

4. Selective Catalysis for Cellulose Conversion to Lactic Acid and Other α-Hydroxy Acids

   • Michiel Dusselier, Bert F. Sels

   Pages 85-125

5. Selective Hydrogenolysis of C–O Bonds Using the Interaction of the Catalyst Surface and OH Groups

   • Keiichi Tomishige, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Masazumi Tamura

   Pages 127-162

6. Deoxydehydration of Polyols

   • Camille Boucher-Jacobs, Kenneth M. Nicholas

   Pages 163-184

7. Polymerization of Nonfood Biomass-Derived Monomers to Sustainable Polymers

   • Yuetao Zhang, Eugene Y-X Chen

   Pages 185-227

8. Approaches to the Selective Catalytic Conversion of Lignin: A Grand Challenge for Biorefinery Development

   • Joseph J. Bozell

   Pages 229-255

9. Back Matter

   Pages 257-261

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The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field.

• Biomass Deoxydehydration
• Biomass-Derived Polymers
• Carbohydrate Conversion
• Conversion to Lactic Acid
• Hydrogenolysis
• Isosorbide
• Lignin Oxidation
• Polyols
• Production of Levulinates
• Substituted Furfurals

• Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

  Kenneth M. Nicholas

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