Advancements in catalytic conversion of biomass into biofuels and chemicals

Abstract

The shortage of resources and increasing climate changes have brought the need for sustainable and renewable resources to people's attention. Biomass is an earth-abundant material and has great potential as a feedstock for alternative fuels and chemicals. For the effective utilization of biomass, this biopolymer has to be depolymerized and transformed into key building blocks and/or the targeted products, and biological or chemical catalysts are commonly used for the rapid and energy-efficient reactions. This Special Issue introduces recent advances in the catalytic conversion of biomass into biofuels and value-added products.