Green Energy & Environment (Feb 2023)
Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into chemicals and fuels
- Weiping Deng,
- Yunchao Feng,
- Jie Fu,
- Haiwei Guo,
- Yong Guo,
- Buxing Han,
- Zhicheng Jiang,
- Lingzhao Kong,
- Changzhi Li,
- Haichao Liu,
- Phuc T.T. Nguyen,
- Puning Ren,
- Feng Wang,
- Shuai Wang,
- Yanqin Wang,
- Ye Wang,
- Sie Shing Wong,
- Kai Yan,
- Ning Yan,
- Xiaofei Yang,
- Yuanbao Zhang,
- Zhanrong Zhang,
- Xianhai Zeng,
- Hui Zhou
Affiliations
- Weiping Deng
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Yunchao Feng
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Clean and High-valued Technologies for Biomass, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High-valued Utilization of Biomass, College of Energy, Xiamen University, 361102, China
- Jie Fu
- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China; Institute of Zhejiang University – Quzhou, 78 Jiuhua Boulevard North, Quzhou, 324000, China
- Haiwei Guo
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China
- Yong Guo
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Buxing Han
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China; Corresponding authors.
- Zhicheng Jiang
- Department of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
- Lingzhao Kong
- CAS Key Laboratory of Low-carbon Conversion Science and Engineering, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201210, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Changzhi Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Applied Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Haichao Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China; Corresponding authors.
- Phuc T.T. Nguyen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Puning Ren
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Feng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- Shuai Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Yanqin Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
- Ye Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China; Corresponding authors.
- Sie Shing Wong
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
- Kai Yan
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
- Ning Yan
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4, Singapore, 117585, Singapore; Corresponding authors.
- Xiaofei Yang
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
- Yuanbao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, National Engineering Laboratory for Green Chemical Productions of Alcohols-Ethers-Esters, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
- Zhanrong Zhang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface and Thermodynamics, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- Xianhai Zeng
- Fujian Engineering and Research Center of Clean and High-valued Technologies for Biomass, Xiamen Key Laboratory of High-valued Utilization of Biomass, College of Energy, Xiamen University, 361102, China
- Hui Zhou
- Department of Energy and Power Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
pp. 10 – 114
Abstract
In the search of alternative resources to make commodity chemicals and transportation fuels for a low carbon future, lignocellulosic biomass with over 180-billion-ton annual production rate has been identified as a promising feedstock. This review focuses on the state-of-the-art catalytic transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into value-added chemicals and fuels. Following a brief introduction on the structure, major resources and pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass, the catalytic conversion of three main components, i.e., cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, into various compounds are comprehensively discussed. Either in separate steps or in one-pot, cellulose and hemicellulose are hydrolyzed into sugars and upgraded into oxygen-containing chemicals such as 5-HMF, furfural, polyols, and organic acids, or even nitrogen-containing chemicals such as amino acids. On the other hand, lignin is first depolymerized into phenols, catechols, guaiacols, aldehydes and ketones, and then further transformed into hydrocarbon fuels, bioplastic precursors and bioactive compounds. The review then introduces the transformations of whole biomass via catalytic gasification, catalytic pyrolysis, as well as emerging strategies. Finally, opportunities, challenges and prospective of woody biomass valorization are highlighted.
