Catalytic Oxidations in a Bio-Based Economy

The role of bio- and chemo-catalytic aerobic oxidations in the production of commodity chemicals in a bio-refinery is reviewed. The situation is fundamentally different to that in a petrochemicals refinery where the feedstocks are gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons that are oxidized at elevated temperat...

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Main Author: Roger A. Sheldon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fchem.2020.00132/full