Sustainable chemical technology through catalytic multistep reactions

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Abstract

For sustainable production of chemicals, new reactions, methods and manufacturing processes must be designed in a safe, compact, flexible and energy efficient manner. One tool to produce chemicals in a more sustainable way is to use various types of catalytic processes. Currently, a paradigm shift is taking place in chemical synthesis and technology through combining organic synthesis, biocatalytic methods as well as homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis into efficient one-pot operations and various domino/cascade- and tandem/sequential-type processes. Several examples are presented, highlighting challenges and opportunities of this approach. (c) 2008 The Institution of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1002–1010
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Engineering Research and Design
Volume86
Issue number9A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
MoE publication typeA2 Review article in a scientific journal

Keywords

  • catalysis
  • chemical technology
  • multistep reactions

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