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Catalytic selective oxidation faces the sustainability challenge: turning points, objectives reached, old approaches revisited and solutions still requiring further investigation
Author(s) -
Cavani Fabrizio
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/jctb.2389
Subject(s) - sustainability , process (computing) , field (mathematics) , renewable energy , catalysis , chemical industry , biochemical engineering , environmental economics , oxidation process , sustainable development , process management , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , nanotechnology , business , engineering , chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , economics , political science , environmental engineering , mathematics , ecology , pure mathematics , electrical engineering , biology , operating system , biochemistry , law
This review documents some examples of recently developed technologies and new approaches currently being investigated in the field of catalytic selective oxidation, that may contribute to improving the sustainability of the chemical industry. Tools to reach this ambitious target include process integration, the development of new reactions for the valorization of renewables and new catalysts able to perform complex transformations in a single step. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry