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 languageUndefined/Unknown
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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