Oxidative Conversion of Renewable Feedstock Carbohydrate Oxidation

Oxidative Conversion of Renewable Feedstock Carbohydrate Oxidation 

Cristina Della Pina, Ermellnda Falletta, and Michele Rossi 

Carbohydrates are the most abundant resource for the conversion of renewable feedstocks in useful chemicals and energy. Approximately 180 billion tons of biomass is produced from photosynthesis each year, including about 180 million tons of edible sugars [1] and more than 1 billion tons of starch from grains [2]. 

Liquid Phase Aerobic Oxidation Catalysis Indu rial Applications and Academic Per ectives, 

First Edition. Edited by Shannon S. Stahl and Paul L. Alsters. 

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I 21 Oxidative Conversion of Renewable Feedstock Carbohydrate Oxidation... 

The current trend toward the production of chemicals from feedstocks based on renewable resources rather than fossil fuels such as oil or natural gas has also led to a need for effective methods for the conversion of carbohydrates, from glycerol to polysaccharides, to commercially valuable products. In many cases this will involve selective aerobic oxidation of one or more alcohol moieties. 

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