Reaction Pathways and Mechanisms in Thermocatalytic Biomass Conversion II by Schlaf, Marcel; Zhang, Z. Conrad;

Long description:

Volume II presents the latest advances in catalytic hydrodeoxygenation and other transformations of some cellulosic platform chemicals to high value-added products. It presents the theoretical evaluation of the energetics and catalytic species involved in potential pathways of catalyzed carbohydrate conversion, pathways leading to the formation of humin-based by-products, and thermal pathways in deriving chemicals from lignin pyrolysis and hydrodeoxygenation. Catalytic gasification of biomass under extreme thermal conditions as an extension of pyrolysis is also discussed.

Marcel Schlaf, PhD, is a Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Canada.

Z. Conrad Zhang, PhD, is a Professor at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

Table of Contents:

DeOxyDeHydration (DODH) of Biomass-Derived Molecules.- Homogeneous Catalysts for the Hydrodeoxygenation of Biomass Derived Carbohydrate Feedstocks.- Valorization of Lactic Acid and Derivatives to Acrylic Acid Derivatives: Review of Mechanistic Studies.- Computational Chemistry of Catalytic Biomass Conversion.- Humin Formation Pathways.- Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin Model Compounds.- Oxidation of Lignins and Mechanistic Considerations.- Pyrolysis Mechanisms of Lignin Model Compounds Using a Heated Micro-Reactor.- Catalytic Gasification of Lignocellulosic Biomass.