Catalytic Biomass Conversion to Hydrocarbon Fuels

Song Yang is a professor in the Center for Research and Development of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University. His research interests include catalytic biomass conversion, biodiesel, discovery of new agrochemicals, and functional nanomaterials. Professor Yang has authored over 30 patents and more than 300 scientific papers in international journals (H-index: 43). He has been awarded with various honours and awards, such as China National 'Ten-Thousand-Talent Plan' (2016), China National Young Scientific Innovation Talents (2014), China Distinguished Professor of Cheung Kong Scholars Program (2013), and China National S&T Award for Young Scientists (2013). He is currently Associate Editor of Current Nanoscience, and Editorial Board Members of several international journals. Hu Li is Professor of Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University (GZU), China. His research focuses on the catalytic conversion of renewable and waste resources into chemicals and biofuels with functional materials. Dr. Li has published more than 10 patents and over 100 peer-reviewed papers on sustainable catalysis and green chemistry. Currently, He is Associate Editor of Current Green Chemistry, Editorial Board Member of Energy Sources Part A and Current Organocatalysis, and Guest Editors of Current Organic Chemistry, Journal of Chemistry, and International Journal of Chemical Engineering. Anders Riisager is Full Professor at the Technical University of Denmark. Prof. Riisager´s research interest lies in catalysis with renewables from biomass, catalysis and separation technology with ionic liquids, as well as environmental catalysis. He received the 'Reinholdt W. Jorck and Hustrus Fond Research Prize' in 2011 and the 'Berzelius Prize' from the Nordic Catalysis Society in 2016.

• Preface INTRODUCTIONCatalytic Routes to Hydrocarbon Fuels from BiomassFunctionalities of Catalytic Materials for Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF SYN-GAS TO HYDROCARBON FUELSThermocatalytic Conversion of Biomass to Syn-GasCatalytic Valorization of SynGas to Short-Chain Hydrocarbon FuelsIntegrated Transformation of Biomass to Syn-Gas with Functional Catalysts and Advanced Devices CATALYTIC UPGRADING OF BIO-OILS TO HYDROCARBON FUELSCatalytic Materials-Promoted Production of Bio-Oils from BiomassEnhanced Production of Hydrocarbon Fuels from Bio-Oils with Functional Catalysts CASCADE CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF SUGARS TO C1-C6 ALKANESHydrocarbon Fuels Produced from C5 or C6 Sugar ComponentsHydrocarbon Fuels Produced from C5 and C6 Mixed Sugar Components CATALYTIC VALORIZATION OF LIGNIN TO HYDROCARBON FUELSSelective Hydrogenation of Lignin Derivatives to Aromatic HydrocarbonsCatalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin to Hydrocarbon Components CATALYTIC TRANSFORMATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED PLATFORM MOLECULES TO HYDROCARBON FUELSSelective Hydrogenation of Furanic Compounds Derived from SugarsCatalytic Conversion of Levulinates to BiofuelsCatalytic Upgrading of Gamma-Valerolactone to BiofuelsProduction of High-Quality Hydrocarbon Fuels from 2-MethylfuranCatalytic Oligomerization of Olefins to Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF TRIGLYCERIDES TO HYDROCARBON FUELSCatalytic Alcoholysis of Triglycerides to BiodieselDirect Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Triglycerides to Hydrocarbon Fuels CATALYTIC STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR PRODUCING HIGH-QUALITY HYDROCARBON FUELS FROM BIOMASSApproaches to Increase the Carbon-Chain Length of Biomass-Derived MoleculesGreen and Renewable Hydrogen-Donors for Production of Hydrocarbo FuelsDesign of Solid Catalytic Materials for Efficient Production of Hydrocarbon FuelsEmerging Technologies used for Direct Valorization of Nature Niomass to Biofuels CONCLUSIONS AND OUTLOOK