Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers
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In this paper, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative platform to fossil resources has been analyzed and a critical review provides insights into the potential for LBS.About:
This article is published in Polymer Chemistry.The article was published on 2015-06-16 and is currently open access. It has received 1763 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Biomass.read more
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TL;DR: This review analyses the recent advances in the chemocatalytic processes for producing biomass-derived carboxylic acids and evaluates the technology status and the advantages and drawbacks of each route in terms of feedstock, reaction pathways, catalysts and economic and environmental evaluation.
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