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A personal view on homogeneous catalysis and its perspectives for the use of renewables
Author(s) -
Beller Matthias
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/ejlt.200800062
Subject(s) - homogeneous , renewable energy , homogeneous catalysis , catalysis , raw material , biomass (ecology) , biochemical engineering , green chemistry , chemical industry , chemistry , management science , engineering , organic chemistry , reaction mechanism , physics , thermodynamics , ecology , biology , electrical engineering
This personal account is based on a talk at the conference “Fats and Oils as Renewable Feedstock for the Chemical Industry” in Emden, Germany. It describes selected perspectives and challenges applying catalysis for the refinement of renewables. Because the author himself has not been active in the past using biomass‐based starting materials, special focus is given on the use of homogeneous catalysis as a tool for a more sustainable chemistry in industry and academia. Recent developments of catalysts in our research group are used to illustrate the current status and challenges of homogeneous catalysis in this area.