Catalytic Conversion of Biomass and Its Derivatives
A special issue of Chemistry (ISSN 2624-8549). This special issue belongs to the section "Catalysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 8620
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
3. Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Process, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
Interests: biomass conversion; reductive amination; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogenation; polyurethane
Interests: biomass conversion; hydrogenation; hydrodeoxygenation; hydrogen spillover; bio fuel; Ti-based catalyst
Interests: carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); methane reforming; methanation; heterogeneous catalysis; catalytic hydrogenation; thermodynamics; kinetics
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Dear Colleagues,
The catalytic conversion of biomass and its derivatives represents a promising pathway for producing sustainable fuels and chemicals, which provide an alternative to the consumption of finite fossil resources. Biomass, which consists of carbohydrates, lignin, and triglycerides, can be transformed into a wide variety of valuable products through catalytic processes. These transformations typically include pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, hydrogenation, catalytic cracking, etc., which convert raw biomass or its derivatives into hydrocarbons, bio-oils, and other chemicals. The use of heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts has enabled high-efficiency processes that optimize conversion and selectivity, which is crucial for industrial-scale applications.
Scope
- Upgrading of biomass to fuels and chemicals;
- Platform chemicals prepared from the biomass;
- Catalytic depolymerization of biomass and polymerization of biomass derivatives;
- Catalytic conversion of biomass derivatives;
- Biorefining of biomass and platform chemicals;
- Process development and scale-up related to biomass conversion.
Prof. Dr. Haiyang Cheng
Prof. Dr. Chao Zhang
Dr. Meng Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomass
- platform chemicals
- hydrogenation
- pyrolysis
- zeolites
- MOFs
- green chemistry
- biorefining
- photocatalysis
- electrocatalysis
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