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Bio‐Acrylates Production: Recent Catalytic Advances and Perspectives of the Use of Lactic Acid and Their Derivates
Author(s) -
Makshina Ekaterina V.,
Canadell Judit,
van Krieken Jan,
Peeters Elise,
Dusselier Michiel,
Sels Bert F.
Publication year - 2019
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.201801494
Subject(s) - acrylate , lactic acid , renewable resource , biochemical engineering , production (economics) , catalysis , renewable energy , fossil fuel , chemistry , polymer , nanotechnology , business , organic chemistry , materials science , bacteria , engineering , monomer , biology , economics , macroeconomics , electrical engineering , genetics
The production of drop‐in chemicals from bio‐based renewable sources is gaining a lot of momentum due to proven negative impact of fossil‐based economy on environment and society. In this Review, various bio‐derived platform molecules are assessed as renewable alternatives to fossil resources for the catalytic production of acrylates. Acrylic acid and its esters are key building blocks of a large number of high‐value oligomers and polymers in the current industry. In spite of the encouraging successes reported on gram or lab‐scale, real implementation of bio‐based examples remain scarce mainly due to the current high cost and limited availability of the bio‐based substrates. As lactic acid and their derivatives are one of the most promising feedstocks for bio‐acrylate production, they are the main focus of this Review.