Print Email Facebook Twitter Chemicals from Glycerol Bifunctional Catalysts for the Conversion of Biomass Components Title Chemicals from Glycerol Bifunctional Catalysts for the Conversion of Biomass Components Author ten Dam, J. (TU Delft BT/Biocatalysis) Contributor Hanefeld, U. (promotor) Kapteijn, F. (promotor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Date 2016-12-09 Abstract The production of renewable chemicals is gaining attention over the past few years. The natural resources from which they can be derived in a sustainable way are most abundant in sugars, cellulose and hemi cellulose. These highly functionalized molecules need to be de-functionalized in order to be feedstocks for the chemical industry. A fundamentally different approach to chemistry thus becomes necessary, since the traditionally employed oil-based chemicals normally lack functionality. This new chemical toolbox needs to be designed to guarantee the demands of future generations at a reasonable price. The surplus of functionality in sugars and glycerol consists of alcohol groups. To yield suitable renewable chemicals these natural products need to be defunctionalized by means of dehydroxylation. Here we review the possible approaches and evaluate them from a fundamental chemical aspect. The chapter closes with an outline of the research described in this thesis. Subject Renewable ChemicalsPolyolsGlycerolHydrogenolysisDehydroxylation To reference this document use: https://doi.org/10.4233/uuid:c4b72e7a-47a0-45b2-8b82-f50ae91888ab ISBN 9789462955332 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type doctoral thesis Rights © 2016 J. ten Dam Files PDF Jeroen_ten_Dam_proefschri ... _final.pdf 18.21 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c4b72e7a-47a0-45b2-8b82-f50ae91888ab/datastream/OBJ/view