Suitable transformation of compounds present in biomass using heteropolycompounds as catalysts

V. PALEMO; A. SATHICQ; G.ROMANELLI

Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Elsevier B.V.

Año: 2020 vol. 25

Heteropolycompounds, especially heteropolyacids, havereceived important attention as solid acid catalysts in recentdecades. They have a strong Brønsted acidity and redox prop-erties that make them important for the study of transformationsof industrial and academic interest. To go toward suitable syn-thesis, heterogeneous catalysts are currently being developed,with especial focus on these materials. The design of catalystsfor biomass conversion entails important challenges from thepoint of view of carbohydrate feedstock complexity and todevelop environmentally friendly methods. This minireview aimsto illustrate a number of very recent examples that show thesignificant potential of the heteropolycompounds in feedstockvalorization and the transformation of some building blocks inmulticomponent reactions.