Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy

Dominance of fossil fuel in energy sector is associated with greenhouse gas emission and release of atmospheric pollutants. Biomass based energy generation is considered as potential alternative for replacement of fossil fuels as it is being used as a sustainable source of heat and power since long time. Biomass as a feedstock can be used for synthesis of different energy products. Catalyst plays significant role in various conversion routs and affect the yield of major products. Researchers have mainly focused on starchy feedstock, lignocellulosic biomass and triglyceride containing biomass for bioenergy production. The catalytic reactions for the biomass feedstock mainly involves deoxygenation, hydrolysis, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation and oxidation etc. This review mainly focuses on the overview of various catalytic reactions for conversion of different class of biomass feedstock for biofuel production. The primary aim of this review is to provide catalytic strategies for conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products