Alternative Solvents, Biomass, and Catalysis as Pivotal Tools in Green Chemistry

Dear Colleagues,

Green chemistry is an area of research that has received significant attention since its development in the 1990s to provide a framework for improving processes and systems in all of the chemical sciences. Among the 12 principles of green chemistry, the principles focusing on catalysis, renewable feedstocks, and safer solvents stand out for their significance, intersectionality, and foundational relevance. Therefore, these key areas have served as transformational tools in the field of green chemistry and have directed and guided the design and development of a significant research effort in the scientific community.

This Special Issue on “Alternative Solvents, Biomass, and Catalysis as Pivotal Tools in Green Chemistry” aims to cover the recent advances in the field of green chemistry, focusing on the use of (a) alternative solvents (ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents); (b) renewable biomass feedstocks (lignocellulosic, chitinous, waste residues); and (c) catalysis (heterogeneous and homogeneous), in conjunction or individually, and thereby provide interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and insightful research in the area.
We welcome all kinds of high-standard articles (research and review papers) from academia, industries, and government agencies. We do hope that this Special Issue will draw together contributors from different fields to stimulate the exchange of ideas and spread knowledge on the current capabilities and the new possibilities for a sustainable future.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

• Experimental, theoretical, and computational research on process development and engineering;
• Integrated process design and scale-up;
• Biofuels, biorefineries, bioprocesses, and bioproducts: (bio)catalysis and fermentation;
• Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalyzed biomass conversion into chemicals/fuels;
• Biomass valorization for commodity chemicals;
• Extraction of chemicals from biomass using alternative solvents;
• Phase equilibria and applications of alternative solvents (e.g., ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents);
• Development of alternative solvents and green processes for sustainable applications;
• Catalysis for a variety of feedstocks (e.g., biomass, polymeric materials, and synthesis);
• Chemical and biochemical process modeling, simulation, optimization, and control.

Dr. Ezinne C. Achinivu
Dr. Mood Mohan
Dr. Hemant Choudhary
Guest Editors

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