Catalysing sustainable fuel and chemical synthesis

Abstract

Concerns over the economics of proven fossil fuel reserves, in concert with government and public acceptance of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from such combustible carbon, are driving academic and commercial research into new sustainable routes to fuel and chemicals. The quest for such sustainable resources to meet the demands of a rapidly rising global population represents one of this century’s grand challenges. Here, we discuss catalytic solutions to the clean synthesis of biodiesel, the most readily implemented and low cost, alternative source of transportation fuels, and oxygenated organic molecules for the manufacture of fine and speciality chemicals to meet future societal demands.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13203-014-0056-z
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)
Additional Information: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and the source are credited. Funding: EPSRC (EP/G007594/3)
Uncontrolled Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis,biofuels,biodiesel,selective oxidation,alcohols
Publication ISSN: 2190-5533
Last Modified: 11 Mar 2024 08:11
Date Deposited: 19 Aug 2014 10:00
Full Text Link: http://link.spr ... 3203-014-0056-z
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2014-05-01
Published Online Date: 2014-04-09
Authors: Lee, Adam F. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2153-1391)

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