Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals as Renewable Feedstocks for the Synthesis of High-Value Organic Molecules and Sustainable Functional Materials

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@article{1723032,
      author = {Dr. K. S. Lamani},
      title = {Biomass-Derived Platform Chemicals as Renewable Feedstocks for the Synthesis of High-Value Organic Molecules and Sustainable Functional Materials},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2025},
      volume = {8},
      number = {10},
      pages = {1957-1966},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1723032.pdf},
      abstract = {The increased focus on sustainably produced chemicals has fostered significant interest in using biomass-derived renewable sources as substitute carbon resources to traditional petroleum-based resources due to their inherent resource depletion issues, green gas emissions, environmental pollution, and dependency on non-renewable carbons; consequently, the conversion of bio renewable resources into useful platform chemicals (like lignocellulosic biomass, agro-residues, vegetable oil, and organic wastes streams) has become an important research arena known as biomass valorization chemistry, intended for producing platform molecules that can be transformed into functional polymers, high-value organic chemicals, or advanced materials (Corma et al., 2007; Ragauskas et al., 2006); valuable biomass-derived platform molecules include carbohydrate derivatives like 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), furfural, levulinic acid, and lactic acid that possess reactive functional groups applicable for synthesis of monomers, pharmaceuticals, fuels, solvents, specialty chemicals. Lipid-derived compounds such as fatty acid and glycerol derivatives could bring new approaches for producing biopolymers, bio-based chemicals, surfactants etc. Lignin-derived derivatives including vanillin, functional polymers, and various phenolic monomers are renewable aromatic resource for building functional polymers, and valuable materials; However, the research and development in biomass utilization have encountered various challenges including the low efficiency of using biomass resources, complex structural characteristics, low conversion efficiency, catalyst deactivation, lack of selectivity and the difficulties in product separation. Further, the limitation of laboratory-level research to achieve sustainable industrial production has emerged in terms of cost-effectiveness (Sheldon, 2017); this work presents a conceptual integrated route involving biomass pretreatment, catalytic conversion and biorefinery methods, utilization of green solvent, coupled catalytic upgrade and polymer and advanced material production in order to transform renewable feedstocks to highly value chemicals; various kinds of catalysis such as homogeneous, heterogeneous catalysis, biocatalysis and advanced computational-designed catalyst are investigated to control pathways, enhance the reaction selectivities, reduce the energy consumption and carbon utilization efficiency; Bio renewable platform molecules derived from biomass exhibit prominent application prospects in sustainable organic synthesis and novel biogenic functional material developments such as degradable polymers, biopolymer, organic materials in electronic industry, advanced composite material for packing materials, energy storage and biomass conversion based medical engineering; Integrated study of biorefinery, greener catalysts and materials design is beneficial for renewable carbon utilization, sustainable chemical production and development of a bio-economy to turn waste bio resource into valuable products under decreasing environmental impacts.},
      keywords = {Biomass valorization, Renewable feedstocks, Platform chemicals, 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural, Green chemistry},
      month = {April},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV8I10-1723032}
  }