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Biomass‐Derived Porous Carbon Materials: Synthesis and Catalytic Applications
Author(s) -
De Sudipta,
Balu Alina Mariana,
van der Waal Jan C.,
Luque Rafael
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemcatchem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.497
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1867-3899
pISSN - 1867-3880
DOI - 10.1002/cctc.201500081
Subject(s) - catalysis , biomass (ecology) , carbon fibers , inert , chemical engineering , materials science , porosity , aqueous solution , heterogeneous catalysis , nanotechnology , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , oceanography , composite number , engineering , geology
Novel biomass‐derived porous carbons are attractive candidates for the preparation of carbon‐supported catalysts with a wide range of catalytic applications. Such carbonaceous catalysts are environmentally benign and could provide a cost‐competitive advantage as compared to existing heterogeneous catalysts. Tunable surface properties of carbon materials and excellent physical properties (e.g., hydrophobicity, chemically inert nature, etc.) are compatible with diverse catalysis reactions including organic transformations, as well as electro‐ and photochemical processes in aqueous solutions. This contribution provides an overview on the utilization of different biomass feedstocks and/or biomass‐derived precursors for the synthesis of carbonaceous materials to design advanced catalytic systems and their emerging applications in catalysis.