Biomass to Platform Chemicals

Biomass to Platform Chemicals: Exploring Strategies from Chemical Processes and Energy Perspectives outlines technologies and chemical processes for transforming biomass into valuable platform chemicals, with a focus on practical applications and how to increase sustainability within existing industrial frameworks. This book explores biochemical, chemical, and catalytic routes for generating platform chemicals, and their conversions into value-added products. Biomass to Platform Chemical also covers established and emerging routes, market capacities, key producers, product separation technologies, recycling considerations, scale-up considerations, safety concerns, and potential problems. Alongside practical guidance, this book emphasizes green chemistry and circular economy principles through discussing the advantages of using biomass compared to fossil fuel equivalents and addresses the economic and social pressures related to each platform chemical. This book will be a great resource for researchers, students and industry experts seeking in-depth knowledge on sustainable biomass conversion technologies and applying green and sustainable practices to processes involving platform chemicals. This book will also provide useful information for policymakers and economists focused on the environmental and economic implications of platform chemicals and biomass technologies.