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New Feedstocks and Chemistry for Lower CO 2 ‐Footprint: Today, Tomorrow, and in the Future
Author(s) -
Mleczko Leslaw,
Wolf Aurel,
Lolli Giulio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chembioeng reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 2196-9744
DOI - 10.1002/cben.201600011
Subject(s) - raw material , carbon footprint , renewable energy , biomass (ecology) , carbon dioxide , chemical industry , environmental science , footprint , chemistry , waste management , process engineering , biochemical engineering , pulp and paper industry , greenhouse gas , environmental engineering , engineering , organic chemistry , ecology , oceanography , geology , electrical engineering , biology , paleontology
Industrial research targets the reduction of CO 2 footprint by means of renewable feedstocks. Three different topics are addressed: the use of the biomass as feedstock for fuels and chemicals, utilization of carbon dioxide as feedstock in the polymer industry, and finally, a concept to apply renewable energy in combination with carbon dioxide to make intermediates for chemical synthesis. These examples have been selected in order to illustrate that the strategic change of feedstocks has to be addressed on different time scales, necessity for the multidisciplinary approach, and the enabling role of catalysis.