Towards the conversion of carbohydrate biomass feedstocks to biofuels via hydroxylmethylfurfural
This review appraises the chemical conversion processes recently reported for the production of hydroxylmethylfurfural (HMF), a key biorefining intermediate, from carbohydrate biomass feedstocks. Catalytic sites or groups required for the efficient and selective conversion of hexose substrates to HMF are examined. The principle of concerted catalysis was used to rationalise the dehydration of...
Published at Energy and Environmental Science
Volume 3
Pages 1833-1850
Published in 2010
James, O.O., Maity, S., Usman, L.A., Ajanaku, K.O., Ajani, O.O., Siyanbola, T.O., Sahuc, S. and Chaubey, R.
AJANI OLAYINKA OYEWALE » Prof. Olayinka Oyewale AJANI is an expeditious chemist who has distinguished himself both as a seasoned industrialist and a prolific researcher in the academic world especially in the area of Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry. He obtained his Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2006 from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun State, Nigeria. In 2012, Ajani O.O. obtained his Doctoral... view full profile