Journal of Flow Chemistry - Special Issue on “Continuous flow upgrading of bio-based chemicals and bioprocesses”
The current landscape of the Chemical Industry is still mostly shaped by the extensive use of petrochemicals and fossil resources. Despite the inception of new extraction technologies and the localization of potential new reservoirs, the progressive depletion of these resources has triggered a thrust toward the exploitation of sustainable and renewable resources. The convergence of two decades of reflection on the development of Sustainable Process Development and Bioeconomy has led to the emergence of biorefineries for exploiting Biomass and for producing relevant industrial building blocks (a.k.a. bio-based platform molecules). The production and upgrading of bio-based platform molecules remain a great challenge to the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering communities, with specific requirements associated to their high oxygen content for the development of innovative catalysts (including enzymes), process conditions and technologies. This special issue from the Journal of Flow Chemistry welcomes communications, research articles and reviews revolving around the production and upgrading of bio-based chemicals through flow technology.
Guest editors:
Jean-Christophe M. Monbaliu, CiTOS, University of Liège, Belgium
Christophe Len, Chimie ParisTech, PSL University, CNRS, Paris, France
Articles published in this collection:
Perspectives
Kaisin, G., Bovy, L., Joyard, Y. et al. A perspective on automated advanced continuous flow manufacturing units for the upgrading of biobased chemicals toward pharmaceuticals. J Flow Chem (2022).
doi 10.1007/s41981-022-00247-9 (this opens in a new tab)
Reviews
Brown, E.E. Minireview: recent efforts toward upgrading lignin-derived phenols in continuous flow. J Flow Chem (2022).
doi 10.1007/s41981-022-00248-8 (this opens in a new tab)
Communications
Hornink, M.M., Rodrigues, B.G., Santos, C.S. et al. Continuous one-pot synthesis of new spiro-fused indoles from biobased building blocks using carbamoylation and imidation reactions under ultrasonic irradiation. J Flow Chem (2023).
doi 10.1007/s41981-023-00261-5 (this opens in a new tab)
Molnar, M., Baumann, M. Continuous flow synthesis of phenyl glucosazone and its conversion to 2H-1,2,3-Triazole building blocks. J Flow Chem (2023).
doi 10.1007/s41981-022-00255-9 (this opens in a new tab)
Research Paper
Su, CX., Chen, JJ., Wu, SY. et al. Continuous dehydration of glycerol to Acrolein based on HPW/TS-COOH catalyzation. J Flow Chem (2023).
doi 10.1007/s41981-023-00260-6 (this opens in a new tab)
Phan, H.B., Nguyen, T.H., Le, D.D. et al. Continuous flow synthesis of HMF from glucose using gadolinium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate in Brønsted acidic ionic liquid as a catalytic system. J Flow Chem (2022).
doi 10.1007/s41981-022-00250-0 (this opens in a new tab)
Bretosh, K., Beaucamp, M., Toulotte, F. et al. Mediated formic acid flow fuel cell (MFAFFC) based on biomimetic electrolytes. J Flow Chem (2022).
doi 10.1007/s41981-022-00245-x (this opens in a new tab)
Ruan, C., Heeres, H.J. & Yue, J. 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural synthesis from fructose over deep eutectic solvents in batch reactors and continuous flow microreactors. J Flow Chem (2023).