Furan platform chemicals beyond fuels and plastics
Roman Bielski, Grzegorz Grynkiewicz
Abstract
Primary furan platform chemicals are attractive reactants for the production of fuels and polymers. This perspective shows that they are economic starting materials in the chemical and enzymatic synthesis of numerous chemicals of varying complexity.
Topics & Concepts
FuranOrganic chemistryChemistryChemical industryPolymerNanotechnologyWaste managementMaterials scienceEngineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization