Valorization of Biomass: Deriving More Value from Waste

作者：Christopher O. Tuck, Eduardo Pérez, István T. Horváth, Roger A. Sheldon, Martyn Poliakoff · 发表于：Science · 年份：2012 · DOI：10.1126/science.1218930 · 被引用次数：2180 · 研究领域：Catalysis for Biomass Conversion、Biofuel production and bioconversion、Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Most of the carbon-based compounds currently manufactured by the chemical industry are derived from petroleum. The rising cost and dwindling supply of oil have been focusing attention on possible routes to making chemicals, fuels, and solvents from biomass instead. In this context, many recent studies have assessed the relative merits of applying different dedicated crops to chemical production. Here, we highlight the opportunities for diverting existing residual biomass--the by-products of present agricultural and food-processing streams--to this end.