Catalysis and Chemical Engineering

Catalysis for Biorefineries

A facility that blends conversion processes and low-impact technologies to create fuels, electricity, and chemicals from biomass is referred to as a biorefinery.

Future bio refineries will incorporate a number of low-environmental impact (bio) chemical processes and technologies. In this context, using aqueous-phase processing and ecologically friendly methods, heterogeneously catalyzed reactions will play a crucial role in the conversion of the so-called platform molecules into essential chemicals, biofuel precursors, and energy.

To produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals, integrated bio refineries use a variety of biomass feedstock’s and their corresponding conversion methods. A significant portion of industrial chemicals and materials made from fossil fuels may be replaced with bio-based chemicals.