Abstract
Biorefineries target the optimised use of renewable
feedstocks to a family of end products including
bio-based chemicals. The forest biomass consists of
different types of chemical components; cellulose,
hemicellulose, lignin and extractives. The bulk of
chemicals on the market today are produced from fossil
feedstocks. With depleting fossil resources, it is vital
to either discover processes for producing these
chemicals from biomass, or alternative chemical products
able to act as replacements. Targeting chemical processes
and products where the use of the natural functionality
of biomass is optimised leads to chemical processes with
high atom-economy and good mass balances. The production
of aromatic chemicals from biomass gives a good example.
There are examples where heteroaromatic furan derivatives
can act as replacements for currently used fossil sourced
BTX (benzene, toluene, xylene) derivatives. The largest
biomass reserve, carbohydrates, is better suited for the
production of furan derivatives than BTX derivatives due
to the chemical functionalities present in carbohydrates.
On the other hand, Kraft pulping process by-product crude
sulphate turpentine is well suited for producing BTX
derivatives with high atom-economy. These two lines of
research are examples of the current research activities
of the corresponding author.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Young Researchers' Abstracts 2014 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | Marcus Wallenberg Prize Award Symposium 2014 - Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 22 Sept 2014 → 23 Sept 2014 |
Conference
Conference | Marcus Wallenberg Prize Award Symposium 2014 |
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Country/Territory | Sweden |
City | Stockholm |
Period | 22/09/14 → 23/09/14 |
Keywords
- catalysis
- bio-based aromatics
- furans
- green chemistry