Chemicals from Biomass: A Market Assessment of Bioproducts with Near-Term Potential

Biddy, Mary J.; Scarlata, Christopher J.; Kinchin, Christopher

doi:10.2172/1244312

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“…An updated market assessment and potential of these chemicals was published in 2016 (Biddy et al 2016).…”

Section: Bio-advantaged Platform Chemicals From Woodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating a Biorefinery into an Operating Kraft Mill

Johnson¹,

Hart²

2016

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Kraft pulp and paper mills have several advantages for serving the emerging biorefinery industry as a source of raw materials. This review examines technologies for producing liquid biofuels, chemicals, and advanced materials from woody feedstocks to generate new sources of revenue. Market pull comes in part from government policies that drive substitution of petroleum-based products with biobased equivalents. Kraft mills have ample networks to supply feedstocks, whether these are forest residues or byproduct side streams. Pulp mills are well suited to expand sufficiently to accommodate production of value added platform chemicals that are in demand because of brand owner sustainability commitments.

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“…An updated market assessment and potential of these chemicals was published in 2016 (Biddy et al 2016).…”

Section: Bio-advantaged Platform Chemicals From Woodmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating a Biorefinery into an Operating Kraft Mill

Johnson¹,

Hart²

2016

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“…The conversion of biomass into platform molecules with a broad application range has attracted a great deal of attention in the last decade [1]. One of the interesting and promising examples of a platform molecule is γ-valerolactone (GVL).…”

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Support Screening Studies on the Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid to γ-Valerolactone in Water Using Ru Catalysts

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γ-Valerolactone (GVL) has been identified as a sustainable platform chemical for the production of carbon-based chemicals. Here we report a screening study on the hydrogenation of levulinic acid (LA) to GVL in water using a wide range of ruthenium supported catalysts in a batch set-up (1 wt. % Ru, 90 • C, 45 bar of H 2 , 2 wt. % catalyst on LA). Eight monometallic catalysts were tested on carbon based(C, carbon nanotubes (CNT)) and inorganic supports (Al 2 O 3 , SiO 2 , TiO 2 , ZrO 2 , Nb 2 O 5 and Beta-12.5). The best result was found for Ru/Beta-12.5 with almost quantitative LA conversion (94%) and 66% of GVL yield after 2 h reaction. The remaining product was 4-hydroxypentanoic acid (4-HPA). Catalytic activity for a bimetallic RuPd/TiO 2 catalyst was by far lower than for the monometallic Ru catalyst (9% conversion after 2 h). The effects of relevant catalyst properties (average Ru nanoparticle size, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area, micropore area and total acidity) on catalyst activity were assessed.

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“…In order to develop economically-viable biorefineries, production of value-added chemicals along with fuel is investigated by academics. Furthermore, interest in bio-based chemicals has risen due to increasing environmental problems and climate change concerns associated with the growing use of fossil resources (Bos and Sanders, 2013;Biddy et al, 2016). Bioethanol is the main product generated from sugar-based platforms, followed by n-butanol, acetic acid, and lactic acid, these occupy much smaller but still significant shares of the market though.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, succinic acid is one of bio-products, reported among the top twelve with near-term deployment potential based on its large projected . market (Biddy et al, 2016), since it has been identified as a feedstock for higher value products (Shen et al, 2015). Due to the wide spectrum of possible products from first and second generation feedstocks and the complexity of the processes involved, techno economic assessment (TEA) should be carried out to define the feasibility of the biorefineries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%