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ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences2024

An alternative to petrochemicals: biomass electrovalorization.

Zamaan Mukadam, Soren B Scott, Maria Magdalena Titirici, Ifan E L Stephens

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Review in Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zamaan MukadamDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Soren B ScottDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Maria Magdalena TitiriciDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0773-2100
Ifan E L StephensDepartment of Materials, Imperial College London, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2157-492X

Funding

EPSRC Standard Research StudentshipEPSRC VALUEDH2020 European Research CouncilH2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions COFUND
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Replacing petrochemicals with refined waste biomass as a sustainable chemical source has become an attractive option to lower global carbon emissions. Popular methods of refining lignocellulosic waste biomass use thermochemical processes, which have significant environmental downsides. Using electrochemistry instead would overcome many of these downsides, directly driving chemical reactions with renewable electricity and revolutionizing the way many chemicals are produced today. This review mainly focuses on two furanic platform chemicals that are produced from the dehydration of cellulose, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural, which can be electrochemically reduced or oxidized to replace fuels and monomers that today are obtained from petrochemicals. Critical parameters such as electrode materials and electrolyte pH are discussed in relation to their influence on conversion efficiency and product distribution.This article is part of the discussion meeting issue 'Green carbon for the chemical industry of the future'.

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biomasselectrochemistryelectrovalorizationplatform chemicals

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PMID39307165
PMCPMC11448837

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